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1	1	By: Kacal H.B. No. 4314
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving
7	7	possession of small amounts of controlled substances, marihuana,
8	8	dangerous drugs, or abusable volatile chemicals, or possession of
9	9	drug paraphernalia for defendants seeking assistance for a
10	10	suspected overdose.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Jessica Sosa Act.
13	13	SECTION 2. Section 481.115, Health and Safety Code, is
14	14	amended by adding Subsections (g), (h), and (i) to read as follows:
15	15	(g) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense punishable
16	16	under Subsection (b) that the actor:
17	17	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
18	18	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
19	19	and:
20	20	(A) made the request for medical assistance
21	21	during an ongoing medical emergency;
22	22	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
23	23	assistance arrived; and
24	24	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
25	25	enforcement personnel; or
26	26	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
27	27	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
28	28	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
29	29	(h) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (g) is
30	30	not available if:
31	31	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
32	32	assistance was made:
33	33	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
34	34	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
35	35	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
36	36	made; or
37	37	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
38	38	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.1151(b)(1),
39	39	481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b), 481.118(b), or
40	40	481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section 481.119(b),
41	41	481.125(a), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
42	42	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
43	43	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
44	44	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
45	45	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
46	46	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
47	47	subsection or Section 481.1151(c), 481.116(f), 481.1161(c),
48	48	481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c), 481.125(g),
49	49	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
50	50	(i) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (g)
51	51	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
52	52	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
53	53	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
54	54	defense described by Subsection (g) is not available.
55	55	SECTION 3. Section 481.1151, Health and Safety Code, is
56	56	amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
57	57	(c) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense punishable
58	58	under Subsection (b)(1) that the actor:
59	59	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
60	60	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
61	61	and:
62	62	(A) made the request for medical assistance
63	63	during an ongoing medical emergency;
64	64	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
65	65	assistance arrived; and
66	66	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
67	67	enforcement personnel; or
68	68	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
69	69	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
70	70	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
71	71	(d) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c) is
72	72	not available if:
73	73	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
74	74	assistance was made:
75	75	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
76	76	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
77	77	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
78	78	made; or
79	79	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
80	80	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
81	81	481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b), 481.118(b), or
82	82	481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section 481.119(b),
83	83	481.125(a), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
84	84	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
85	85	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
86	86	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
87	87	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
88	88	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
89	89	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.116(f), 481.1161(c),
90	90	481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c), 481.125(g),
91	91	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
92	92	(e) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c)
93	93	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
94	94	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
95	95	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
96	96	defense described by Subsection (c) is not available.
97	97	SECTION 4. Section 481.116, Health and Safety Code, is
98	98	amended by adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows:
99	99	(f) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense punishable
100	100	under Subsection (b) that the actor:
101	101	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
102	102	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
103	103	and:
104	104	(A) made the request for medical assistance
105	105	during an ongoing medical emergency;
106	106	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
107	107	assistance arrived; and
108	108	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
109	109	enforcement personnel; or
110	110	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
111	111	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
112	112	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
113	113	(g) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (f) is
114	114	not available if:
115	115	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
116	116	assistance was made:
117	117	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
118	118	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
119	119	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
120	120	made; or
121	121	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
122	122	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
123	123	481.1151(b)(1), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b), 481.118(b), or
124	124	481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section 481.119(b),
125	125	481.125(a), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
126	126	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
127	127	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
128	128	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
129	129	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
130	130	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
131	131	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.1161(c),
132	132	481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c), 481.125(g),
133	133	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
134	134	(h) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (f)
135	135	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
136	136	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
137	137	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
138	138	defense described by Subsection (f) is not available.
139	139	SECTION 5. Section 481.1161, Health and Safety Code, is
140	140	amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
141	141	(c) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense punishable
142	142	under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) that the actor:
143	143	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
144	144	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
145	145	and:
146	146	(A) made the request for medical assistance
147	147	during an ongoing medical emergency;
148	148	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
149	149	assistance arrived; and
150	150	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
151	151	enforcement personnel; or
152	152	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
153	153	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
154	154	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
155	155	(d) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c) is
156	156	not available if:
157	157	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
158	158	assistance was made:
159	159	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
160	160	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
161	161	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
162	162	made; or
163	163	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
164	164	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
165	165	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.117(b), 481.118(b), or
166	166	481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section 481.119(b),
167	167	481.125(a), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
168	168	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
169	169	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
170	170	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
171	171	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
172	172	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
173	173	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
174	174	481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c), 481.125(g),
175	175	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
176	176	(e) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c)
177	177	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
178	178	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
179	179	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
180	180	defense described by Subsection (c) is not available.
181	181	SECTION 6. Section 481.117, Health and Safety Code, is
182	182	amended by adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows:
183	183	(f) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense punishable
184	184	under Subsection (b) that the actor:
185	185	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
186	186	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
187	187	and:
188	188	(A) made the request for medical assistance
189	189	during an ongoing medical emergency;
190	190	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
191	191	assistance arrived; and
192	192	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
193	193	enforcement personnel; or
194	194	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
195	195	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
196	196	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
197	197	(g) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (f) is
198	198	not available if:
199	199	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
200	200	assistance was made:
201	201	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
202	202	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
203	203	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
204	204	made; or
205	205	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
206	206	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
207	207	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.118(b), or
208	208	481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section 481.119(b),
209	209	481.125(a), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
210	210	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
211	211	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
212	212	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
213	213	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
214	214	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
215	215	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
216	216	481.1161(c), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c), 481.125(g),
217	217	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
218	218	(h) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (f)
219	219	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
220	220	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
221	221	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
222	222	defense described by Subsection (f) is not available.
223	223	SECTION 7. Section 481.118, Health and Safety Code, is
224	224	amended by adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows:
225	225	(f) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense punishable
226	226	under Subsection (b) that the actor:
227	227	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
228	228	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
229	229	and:
230	230	(A) made the request for medical assistance
231	231	during an ongoing medical emergency;
232	232	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
233	233	assistance arrived; and
234	234	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
235	235	enforcement personnel; or
236	236	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
237	237	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
238	238	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
239	239	(g) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (f) is
240	240	not available if:
241	241	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
242	242	assistance was made:
243	243	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
244	244	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
245	245	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
246	246	made; or
247	247	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
248	248	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
249	249	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b), or
250	250	481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section 481.119(b),
251	251	481.125(a), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
252	252	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
253	253	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
254	254	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
255	255	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
256	256	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
257	257	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
258	258	481.1161(c), 481.117(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c), 481.125(g),
259	259	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
260	260	(h) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (f)
261	261	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
262	262	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
263	263	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
264	264	defense described by Subsection (f) is not available.
265	265	SECTION 8. Section 481.119, Health and Safety Code, is
266	266	amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
267	267	(c) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense under
268	268	Subsection (b) that the actor:
269	269	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
270	270	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
271	271	and:
272	272	(A) made the request for medical assistance
273	273	during an ongoing medical emergency;
274	274	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
275	275	assistance arrived; and
276	276	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
277	277	enforcement personnel; or
278	278	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
279	279	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
280	280	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
281	281	(d) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c) is
282	282	not available if:
283	283	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
284	284	assistance was made:
285	285	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
286	286	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
287	287	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
288	288	made; or
289	289	(B) the actor is committing another
290	290	offense, other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
291	291	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b),
292	292	481.118(b), or 481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section
293	293	481.125(a), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
294	294	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
295	295	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
296	296	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
297	297	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
298	298	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
299	299	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
300	300	481.1161(c), 481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.121(c), 481.125(g),
301	301	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
302	302	(e) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c)
303	303	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
304	304	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
305	305	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
306	306	defense described by Subsection (c) is not available.
307	307	SECTION 9. Section 481.121, Health and Safety Code, is
308	308	amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
309	309	(c) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense punishable
310	310	under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) that the actor:
311	311	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
312	312	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
313	313	and:
314	314	(A) made the request for medical assistance
315	315	during an ongoing medical emergency;
316	316	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
317	317	assistance arrived; and
318	318	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
319	319	enforcement personnel; or
320	320	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
321	321	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
322	322	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
323	323	(d) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c) is
324	324	not available if:
325	325	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
326	326	assistance was made:
327	327	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
328	328	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
329	329	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
330	330	made; or
331	331	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
332	332	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
333	333	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b), or
334	334	481.118(b), or an offense under Section 481.119(b), 481.125(a),
335	335	483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
336	336	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
337	337	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
338	338	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
339	339	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
340	340	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
341	341	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
342	342	481.1161(c), 481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.125(g),
343	343	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
344	344	(e) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c)
345	345	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
346	346	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
347	347	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
348	348	defense described by Subsection (c) is not available.
349	349	SECTION 10. Section 481.125, Health and Safety Code, is
350	350	amended by adding Subsections (g), (h), and (i) to read as follows:
351	351	(g) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense under
352	352	Subsection (a) that the actor:
353	353	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
354	354	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
355	355	and:
356	356	(A) made the request for medical assistance
357	357	during an ongoing medical emergency;
358	358	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
359	359	assistance arrived; and
360	360	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
361	361	enforcement personnel; or
362	362	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
363	363	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
364	364	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
365	365	(h) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (g) is
366	366	not available if:
367	367	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
368	368	assistance was made:
369	369	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
370	370	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
371	371	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
372	372	made; or
373	373	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
374	374	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
375	375	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b),
376	376	481.118(b), or 481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section
377	377	481.119(b), 483.041(a), or 485.031(a);
378	378	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
379	379	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
380	380	offense under this chapter or Chapter 483 or 485; or
381	381	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
382	382	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
383	383	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
384	384	481.1161(c), 481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c),
385	385	483.041(e), or 485.031(c).
386	386	(i) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (g)
387	387	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
388	388	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
389	389	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
390	390	defense described by Subsection (g) is not available.
391	391	SECTION 11. Section 483.041, Health and Safety Code, is
392	392	amended by adding Subsections (e), (f), and (g) to read as follows:
393	393	(e) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense under
394	394	Subsection (a) that the actor:
395	395	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
396	396	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
397	397	and:
398	398	(A) made the request for medical assistance
399	399	during an ongoing medical emergency;
400	400	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
401	401	assistance arrived; and
402	402	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
403	403	enforcement personnel; or
404	404	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
405	405	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
406	406	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
407	407	(f) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (e) is
408	408	not available if:
409	409	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
410	410	assistance was made:
411	411	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
412	412	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
413	413	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
414	414	made; or
415	415	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
416	416	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
417	417	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b),
418	418	481.118(b), or 481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section
419	419	481.119(b), 481.125(a), or 485.031(a);
420	420	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
421	421	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
422	422	offense under this chapter or Chapter 481 or 485; or
423	423	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
424	424	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
425	425	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
426	426	481.1161(c), 481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c),
427	427	481.125(g), or 485.031(c).
428	428	(g) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (e)
429	429	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
430	430	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
431	431	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
432	432	defense described by Subsection (e) is not available.
433	433	SECTION 12. Section 485.031, Health and Safety Code, is
434	434	amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
435	435	(c) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense under
436	436	Subsection (a) that the actor:
437	437	(1) was the first person to request emergency medical
438	438	assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person
439	439	and:
440	440	(A) made the request for medical assistance
441	441	during an ongoing medical emergency;
442	442	(B) remained on the scene until the medical
443	443	assistance arrived; and
444	444	(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law
445	445	enforcement personnel; or
446	446	(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which
447	447	emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by
448	448	another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.
449	449	(d) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c) is
450	450	not available if:
451	451	(1) at the time the request for emergency medical
452	452	assistance was made:
453	453	(A) a peace officer was in the process of
454	454	arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the
455	455	actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was
456	456	made; or
457	457	(B) the actor is committing another offense,
458	458	other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b),
459	459	481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b),
460	460	481.118(b), or 481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section
461	461	481.119(b), 481.125(a), or 483.041(a);
462	462	(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or
463	463	placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an
464	464	offense under this chapter or Chapter 481 or 483; or
465	465	(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding
466	466	in which the actor successfully established the defense under that
467	467	subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f),
468	468	481.1161(c), 481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c),
469	469	481.125(g), or 483.041(e).
470	470	(e) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c)
471	471	does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law
472	472	enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical
473	473	assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the
474	474	defense described by Subsection (c) is not available.
475	475	SECTION 13. The change in law made by this Act applies only
476	476	to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
477	477	An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
478	478	governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
479	479	and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
480	480	purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
481	481	effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
482	482	before that date.
483	483	SECTION 14. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.