84R80 MEW-D
By: White of Tyler H.B. No. 1570
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 30.02(c), Penal Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(c) Except as provided in Subsection (d), an offense under
this section is a:
(1) felony of the third degree [state jail felony] if
committed in a building other than a habitation; or
(2) felony of the second degree if committed in a
habitation.
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, 2015.