Bill Text: TX HB397 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to increasing the punishment of conduct constituting the offense of illegal voting.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-23 - Referred to Elections [HB397 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB397-Introduced.html

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88R1269 TSS-D
By: Goldman H.B. No. 397

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to increasing the punishment of conduct constituting the
offense of illegal voting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 64.012(b), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second
degree unless the person is convicted of an attempt. In that case,
the offense is a state jail felony [Class A misdemeanor].
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An
offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed
by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of
this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.