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| 1 | 1 | 81R2104 AJA-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Corte H.B. No. 39 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to punishment for the sale of an alcoholic beverage to a | |
| 8 | 8 | minor. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 106.03, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (e) to | |
| 12 | 12 | read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | (c) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an [An] offense | |
| 14 | 14 | under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. | |
| 15 | 15 | (e) If a person has been previously convicted of an offense | |
| 16 | 16 | under this section or Section 101.63, an offense under this section | |
| 17 | 17 | is a state jail felony. | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies | |
| 19 | 19 | only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this | |
| 20 | 20 | Act. For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before | |
| 21 | 21 | the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs | |
| 22 | 22 | before that date. | |
| 23 | 23 | (b) An offense committed before the effective date of this | |
| 24 | 24 | Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, | |
| 25 | 25 | and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |