81R337 HLT-D
By: Carona S.B. No. 1306
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the punishment for the offense of employment harmful to
children.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 43.251(c), Penal Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor,
unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant
has previously been convicted under this section, in which event
the offense is a felony of the third degree.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies 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 covered
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 was committed before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.