88R2834 JCG-D By: Schaefer H.B. No. 107 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the penalty for a violation of 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 Section 418.173, Government Code, is repealed.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, 2023.