By: Schaefer H.B. No. 2098
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the prosecution of criminal offenses for violating an
emergency management plan.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 418.173, Government Code, is repealed.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an
offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act and to
any criminal action pending on the effective date of this Act for an
offense committed before that effective date. A final conviction
for an offense under Section 418.173, Government Code, that exists
on the effective date of this Act is unaffected by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.