82R10521 JRJ-F
By: Pena H.B. No. 3113
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the offense for purportedly acting as a volunteer
deputy registrar.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 13.044, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 13.044. PURPORTEDLY ACTING AS VOLUNTEER DEPUTY
REGISTRAR. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly
purports to act as a volunteer deputy registrar when the person does
not have an effective appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar.
(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony
[Class C misdemeanor].
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
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 September 1, 2011.