Bill Text: TX SB166 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the punishment for illegal voting; increasing criminal penalties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-22 - Co-author authorized [SB166 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB166-Introduced.html
By: Hughes | S.B. No. 166 | |
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relating to the punishment for illegal voting; increasing criminal | ||
penalties. | ||
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 [ |
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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 when 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 immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |