88R7115 MPF-F
By: Campos H.B. No. 1653
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing a criminal
penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 822.044, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), an [An] offense
under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(b-1) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor
if it is shown on trial of the offense that the defendant has been
previously convicted of an offense under this section.
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, 2023.