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1	1	81R8891 GCB-D
2	2	By: Rodriguez, Leibowitz H.B. No. 2466
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to including playgrounds in the designation of certain
8	8	places as drug-free zones for purposes of the criminal penalties
9	9	that apply to certain drug-related offenses.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Sections 481.134(c), (d), (e), and (f), Health
12	12	and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
13	13	(c) The minimum term of confinement or imprisonment for an
14	14	offense otherwise punishable under Section 481.112(c), (d), (e), or
15	15	(f), 481.113(c), (d), or (e), 481.114(c), (d), or (e),
16	16	481.115(c)-(f), 481.116(c), (d), or (e), 481.117(c), (d), or (e),
17	17	481.118(c), (d), or (e), 481.120(b)(4), (5), or (6), or
18	18	481.121(b)(4), (5), or (6) is increased by five years and the
19	19	maximum fine for the offense is doubled if it is shown on the trial
20	20	of the offense that the offense was committed:
21	21	(1) in, on, or within 1,000 feet of the premises of a
22	22	school, the premises of [or] a public or private youth center, or a
23	23	playground; or
24	24	(2) on a school bus.
25	25	(d) An offense otherwise punishable under Section
26	26	481.112(b), 481.113(b), 481.114(b), 481.115(b), 481.116(b),
27	27	481.120(b)(3), or 481.121(b)(3) is a felony of the third degree if
28	28	it is shown on the trial of the offense that the offense was
29	29	committed:
30	30	(1) in, on, or within 1,000 feet of any real property
31	31	that is owned, rented, or leased to a school or school board, [or]
32	32	the premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground;
33	33	or
34	34	(2) on a school bus.
35	35	(e) An offense otherwise punishable under Section
36	36	481.117(b), 481.119(a), 481.120(b)(2), or 481.121(b)(2) is a state
37	37	jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the
38	38	offense was committed:
39	39	(1) in, on, or within 1,000 feet of any real property
40	40	that is owned, rented, or leased to a school or school board, [or]
41	41	the premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground;
42	42	or
43	43	(2) on a school bus.
44	44	(f) An offense otherwise punishable under Section
45	45	481.118(b), 481.119(b), 481.120(b)(1), or 481.121(b)(1) is a Class
46	46	A misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the
47	47	offense was committed:
48	48	(1) in, on, or within 1,000 feet of any real property
49	49	that is owned, rented, or leased to a school or school board, [or]
50	50	the premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground;
51	51	or
52	52	(2) on a school bus.
53	53	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
54	54	to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
55	55	An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
56	56	covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the
57	57	former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
58	58	this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of
59	59	this Act if any element of the offense was committed before that
60	60	date.
61	61	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.