Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	86R9325 JSC-D
2	2	By: Raney H.B. No. 2432
3	3
4	4
5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving
8	8	possession of small amounts of controlled substances and other
9	9	prohibited drugs, substances, chemicals, or paraphernalia for
10	10	defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 481.115, Health and Safety Code, is
13	13	amended by adding Subsections (g), (h), and (i) to read as follows:
14	14	(g) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense punishable
15	15	under Subsection (b) that the actor:
16	16	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
17	17	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
18	18	and:
19	19	(A) made the request for medical assistance
20	20	during an ongoing medical emergency;
21	21	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
22	22	assistance arrived; and
23	23	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
24	24	enforcement personnel; or
25	25	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
26	26	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
27	27	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
28	28	(h) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (g) is
29	29	not available if:
30	30	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
31	31	assistance was made:
32	32	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
33	33	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
34	34	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
35	35	made; or
36	36	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
37	37	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.1151(b)(1),
38	38	481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b), 481.118(b), or
39	39	481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section 481.119(b),
40	40	481.125(a), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
41	41	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
42	42	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
43	43	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
44	44	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
45	45	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
46	46	subsection or Section 481.1151(c), 481.116(f), 481.1161(c),
47	47	481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c), 481.125(g),
48	48	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
49	49	(i) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (g)
50	50	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
51	51	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
52	52	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
53	53	defense described by Subsection (g) is not available.
54	54	SECTION 2. Section 481.1151, Health and Safety Code, is
55	55	amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
56	56	(c) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense punishable
57	57	under Subsection (b)(1) that the actor:
58	58	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
59	59	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
60	60	and:
61	61	(A) made the request for medical assistance
62	62	during an ongoing medical emergency;
63	63	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
64	64	assistance arrived; and
65	65	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
66	66	enforcement personnel; or
67	67	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
68	68	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
69	69	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
70	70	(d) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c) is
71	71	not available if:
72	72	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
73	73	assistance was made:
74	74	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
75	75	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
76	76	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
77	77	made; or
78	78	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
79	79	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
80	80	481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b), 481.118(b), or
81	81	481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section 481.119(b),
82	82	481.125(a), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
83	83	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
84	84	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
85	85	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
86	86	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
87	87	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
88	88	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.116(f), 481.1161(c),
89	89	481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c), 481.125(g),
90	90	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
91	91	(e) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c)
92	92	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
93	93	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
94	94	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
95	95	defense described by Subsection (c) is not available.
96	96	SECTION 3. Section 481.116, Health and Safety Code, is
97	97	amended by adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows:
98	98	(f) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense punishable
99	99	under Subsection (b) that the actor:
100	100	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
101	101	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
102	102	and:
103	103	(A) made the request for medical assistance
104	104	during an ongoing medical emergency;
105	105	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
106	106	assistance arrived; and
107	107	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
108	108	enforcement personnel; or
109	109	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
110	110	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
111	111	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
112	112	(g) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (f) is
113	113	not available if:
114	114	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
115	115	assistance was made:
116	116	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
117	117	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
118	118	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
119	119	made; or
120	120	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
121	121	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
122	122	481.1151(b)(1), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b), 481.118(b), or
123	123	481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section 481.119(b),
124	124	481.125(a), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
125	125	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
126	126	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
127	127	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
128	128	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
129	129	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
130	130	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.1161(c),
131	131	481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c), 481.125(g),
132	132	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
133	133	(h) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (f)
134	134	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
135	135	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
136	136	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
137	137	defense described by Subsection (f) is not available.
138	138	SECTION 4. Section 481.1161, Health and Safety Code, is
139	139	amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
140	140	(c) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense punishable
141	141	under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) that the actor:
142	142	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
143	143	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
144	144	and:
145	145	(A) made the request for medical assistance
146	146	during an ongoing medical emergency;
147	147	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
148	148	assistance arrived; and
149	149	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
150	150	enforcement personnel; or
151	151	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
152	152	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
153	153	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
154	154	(d) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c) is
155	155	not available if:
156	156	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
157	157	assistance was made:
158	158	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
159	159	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
160	160	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
161	161	made; or
162	162	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
163	163	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
164	164	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.117(b), 481.118(b), or
165	165	481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section 481.119(b),
166	166	481.125(a), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
167	167	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
168	168	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
169	169	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
170	170	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
171	171	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
172	172	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
173	173	481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c), 481.125(g),
174	174	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
175	175	(e) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c)
176	176	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
177	177	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
178	178	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
179	179	defense described by Subsection (c) is not available.
180	180	SECTION 5. Section 481.117, Health and Safety Code, is
181	181	amended by adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows:
182	182	(f) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense punishable
183	183	under Subsection (b) that the actor:
184	184	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
185	185	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
186	186	and:
187	187	(A) made the request for medical assistance
188	188	during an ongoing medical emergency;
189	189	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
190	190	assistance arrived; and
191	191	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
192	192	enforcement personnel; or
193	193	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
194	194	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
195	195	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
196	196	(g) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (f) is
197	197	not available if:
198	198	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
199	199	assistance was made:
200	200	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
201	201	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
202	202	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
203	203	made; or
204	204	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
205	205	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
206	206	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.118(b), or
207	207	481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section 481.119(b),
208	208	481.125(a), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
209	209	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
210	210	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
211	211	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
212	212	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
213	213	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
214	214	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
215	215	481.1161(c), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c), 481.125(g),
216	216	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
217	217	(h) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (f)
218	218	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
219	219	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
220	220	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
221	221	defense described by Subsection (f) is not available.
222	222	SECTION 6. Section 481.118, Health and Safety Code, is
223	223	amended by adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows:
224	224	(f) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense punishable
225	225	under Subsection (b) that the actor:
226	226	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
227	227	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
228	228	and:
229	229	(A) made the request for medical assistance
230	230	during an ongoing medical emergency;
231	231	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
232	232	assistance arrived; and
233	233	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
234	234	enforcement personnel; or
235	235	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
236	236	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
237	237	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
238	238	(g) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (f) is
239	239	not available if:
240	240	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
241	241	assistance was made:
242	242	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
243	243	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
244	244	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
245	245	made; or
246	246	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
247	247	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
248	248	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b), or
249	249	481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section 481.119(b),
250	250	481.125(a), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
251	251	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
252	252	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
253	253	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
254	254	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
255	255	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
256	256	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
257	257	481.1161(c), 481.117(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c), 481.125(g),
258	258	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
259	259	(h) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (f)
260	260	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
261	261	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
262	262	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
263	263	defense described by Subsection (f) is not available.
264	264	SECTION 7. Section 481.119, Health and Safety Code, is
265	265	amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
266	266	(c) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense under
267	267	Subsection (b) that the actor:
268	268	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
269	269	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
270	270	and:
271	271	(A) made the request for medical assistance
272	272	during an ongoing medical emergency;
273	273	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
274	274	assistance arrived; and
275	275	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
276	276	enforcement personnel; or
277	277	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
278	278	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
279	279	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
280	280	(d) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c) is
281	281	not available if:
282	282	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
283	283	assistance was made:
284	284	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
285	285	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
286	286	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
287	287	made; or
288	288	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
289	289	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
290	290	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b),
291	291	481.118(b), or 481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section
292	292	481.125(a), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
293	293	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
294	294	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
295	295	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
296	296	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
297	297	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
298	298	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
299	299	481.1161(c), 481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.121(c), 481.125(g),
300	300	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
301	301	(e) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c)
302	302	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
303	303	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
304	304	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
305	305	defense described by Subsection (c) is not available.
306	306	SECTION 8. Section 481.121, Health and Safety Code, is
307	307	amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
308	308	(c) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense punishable
309	309	under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) that the actor:
310	310	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
311	311	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
312	312	and:
313	313	(A) made the request for medical assistance
314	314	during an ongoing medical emergency;
315	315	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
316	316	assistance arrived; and
317	317	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
318	318	enforcement personnel; or
319	319	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
320	320	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
321	321	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
322	322	(d) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c) is
323	323	not available if:
324	324	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
325	325	assistance was made:
326	326	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
327	327	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
328	328	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
329	329	made; or
330	330	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
331	331	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
332	332	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b), or
333	333	481.118(b), or an offense under Section 481.119(b), 481.125(a),
334	334	483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
335	335	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
336	336	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
337	337	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
338	338	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
339	339	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
340	340	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
341	341	481.1161(c), 481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.125(g),
342	342	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
343	343	(e) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c)
344	344	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
345	345	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
346	346	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
347	347	defense described by Subsection (c) is not available.
348	348	SECTION 9. Section 481.125, Health and Safety Code, is
349	349	amended by adding Subsections (g), (h), and (i) to read as follows:
350	350	(g) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense under
351	351	Subsection (a) that the actor:
352	352	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
353	353	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
354	354	and:
355	355	(A) made the request for medical assistance
356	356	during an ongoing medical emergency;
357	357	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
358	358	assistance arrived; and
359	359	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
360	360	enforcement personnel; or
361	361	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
362	362	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
363	363	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
364	364	(h) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (g) is
365	365	not available if:
366	366	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
367	367	assistance was made:
368	368	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
369	369	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
370	370	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
371	371	made; or
372	372	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
373	373	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
374	374	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b),
375	375	481.118(b), or 481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section
376	376	481.119(b), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
377	377	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
378	378	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
379	379	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
380	380	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
381	381	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
382	382	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
383	383	481.1161(c), 481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c),
384	384	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
385	385	(i) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (g)
386	386	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
387	387	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
388	388	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
389	389	defense described by Subsection (g) is not available.
390	390	SECTION 10. Section 483.041, Health and Safety Code, is
391	391	amended by adding Subsections (e), (f), and (g) to read as follows:
392	392	(e) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense under
393	393	Subsection (a) that the actor:
394	394	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
395	395	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
396	396	and:
397	397	(A) made the request for medical assistance
398	398	during an ongoing medical emergency;
399	399	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
400	400	assistance arrived; and
401	401	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
402	402	enforcement personnel; or
403	403	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
404	404	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
405	405	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
406	406	(f) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (e) is
407	407	not available if:
408	408	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
409	409	assistance was made:
410	410	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
411	411	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
412	412	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
413	413	made; or
414	414	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
415	415	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
416	416	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b),
417	417	481.118(b), or 481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section
418	418	481.119(b), 481.125(a), or 485.031(a);
419	419	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
420	420	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
421	421	offense under this chapter or Chapter 481 or 485; or
422	422	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
423	423	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
424	424	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
425	425	481.1161(c), 481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c),
426	426	481.125(g), or 485.031(c).
427	427	(g) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (e)
428	428	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
429	429	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
430	430	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
431	431	defense described by Subsection (e) is not available.
432	432	SECTION 11. Section 485.031, Health and Safety Code, is
433	433	amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
434	434	(c) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense under
435	435	Subsection (a) that the actor:
436	436	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
437	437	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
438	438	and:
439	439	(A) made the request for medical assistance
440	440	during an ongoing medical emergency;
441	441	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
442	442	assistance arrived; and
443	443	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
444	444	enforcement personnel; or
445	445	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
446	446	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
447	447	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
448	448	(d) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c) is
449	449	not available if:
450	450	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
451	451	assistance was made:
452	452	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
453	453	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
454	454	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
455	455	made; or
456	456	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
457	457	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
458	458	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b),
459	459	481.118(b), or 481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section
460	460	481.119(b), 481.125(a), or 483.041(a);
461	461	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
462	462	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
463	463	offense under this chapter or Chapter 481 or 483; or
464	464	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
465	465	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
466	466	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
467	467	481.1161(c), 481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c),
468	468	481.125(g), or 483.041(e).
469	469	(e) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c)
470	470	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
471	471	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
472	472	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
473	473	defense described by Subsection (c) is not available.
474	474	SECTION 12. The change in law made by this Act applies only
475	475	to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
476	476	An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
477	477	governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
478	478	and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
479	479	purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
480	480	effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
481	481	before that date.
482	482	SECTION 13. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.