84R758 MAW-D
By: Wu H.B. No. 328
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the punishment for the offense of attempted murder.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 15.01, Penal Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
follows:
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an [An] offense
under this section is one category lower than the offense
attempted, and if the offense attempted is a state jail felony, the
offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
(e)(1) This subsection applies only to the attempted
commission of an offense under Section 19.02 that would otherwise
be punishable as a felony of the second degree under Subsection (d).
(2) The maximum term of imprisonment for an offense
described by Subdivision (1) is increased to 40 years if the actor
causes serious bodily injury that results in a persistent
vegetative state.
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 was
committed before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.