84R3116 GCB-D By: Lozano H.B. No. 653 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the prosecution of money laundering involving the proceeds of the offense of possession of a gambling device or gambling equipment or paraphernalia. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 34.01(1), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) "Criminal activity" means any offense, including any preparatory offense, that is: (A) classified as a felony under the laws of this state or the United States; [or] (B) punishable as a Class A misdemeanor under Section 47.06; or (C) punishable by confinement for more than one year under the laws of another state. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.