87R8524 JCG-F
By: Ellzey H.B. No. 2746
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of use of laser
pointers; increasing a criminal penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.13, Penal Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
follows:
(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor,
except that the offense is:
(1) a state jail felony if the conduct causes bodily
injury to the officer; or
(2) a felony of the third degree if the conduct causes
serious bodily injury to the officer.
(d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this
section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor
may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
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 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 was
committed before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.