By: Garcia S.B. No. 1846
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the criminal penalty for violating the Flood Control
and Insurance Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 16.3221(a), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) A person commits and offense if the person violates this
subchapter, or a rule adopted or order issues under this
subchapter.
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 of 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.