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| 1 | + | 87R20649 JCG-D | |
| 1 | 2 | By: Ellzey H.B. No. 2746 | |
| 3 | + | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2746: | |
| 4 | + | By: Schaefer C.S.H.B. No. 2746 | |
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| 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 9 | relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of use of laser | |
| 7 | 10 | pointers; increasing a criminal penalty. | |
| 8 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 42.13, Penal Code, is amended by | |
| 10 | - | amending Subsection (c) and adding | |
| 11 | - | ||
| 13 | + | amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as | |
| 14 | + | follows: | |
| 12 | 15 | (c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor, | |
| 13 | 16 | except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the | |
| 14 | 17 | conduct causes serious bodily injury to the officer. | |
| 15 | - | (d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that | |
| 16 | - | at the time of the offense the actor was discharging the actor's | |
| 17 | - | duties as a lighting technician at a venue which produces or hosts | |
| 18 | - | events involving laser pointers, including a concert or similar | |
| 19 | - | event. | |
| 20 | - | (e) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this | |
| 18 | + | (d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this | |
| 21 | 19 | section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor | |
| 22 | 20 | may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both. | |
| 23 | 21 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | |
| 24 | 22 | to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 25 | 23 | An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is | |
| 26 | 24 | governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, | |
| 27 | 25 | and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For | |
| 28 | 26 | purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the | |
| 29 | 27 | effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was | |
| 30 | 28 | committed before that date. | |
| 31 | 29 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |