82R10453 JRJ-D
By: Aliseda H.B. No. 3498
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the penalty for illegal voting.
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
[third] degree unless the person is convicted of an attempt. In
that case, the offense is a state jail felony [Class A misdemeanor].
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act in amending
Section 64.012(b), Election Code, 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 is committed before the effective date of this Act if any
element of the offense occurs before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.