85R2822 ADM-D
By: Goldman H.B. No. 1086
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to increasing the penalty for unlawful participation in a
primary election or convention.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 162.014(b), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second
degree unless the person is convicted of an attempt. In that case,
the offense is a state jail felony [Class C misdemeanor].
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, 2017.