H.B. No. 2334
AN ACT
relating to the imposition of a criminal penalty for the violation
of a rule adopted or order issued under the Flood Control and
Insurance Act in certain counties.
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 an offense if the person violates this
subchapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this subchapter
in regard to a property located in a county with a population of
more than 75,000.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a violation committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
A violation committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the violation was
committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose. For purposes of this section, a violation was committed
before the effective date of this Act if any element of the
violation occurred before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2334 was passed by the House on May 4,
2017, by the following vote: Yeas 101, Nays 43, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2334 was passed by the Senate on May
23, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor