H.B. No. 1305
AN ACT
relating to the criminal penalty for acting as an agent after
suspension or revocation of the agent's license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 4005.151(b), Insurance Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third
degree [punishable by:
[(1) a fine not to exceed $5,000;
[(2) imprisonment for a term of not more than two
years; or
[(3) both fine and imprisonment under this
subsection].
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 on the date 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, 2013.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1305 was passed by the House on April
18, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1305 was passed by the Senate on May
8, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor