| 1 | 1 | | 88R3896 MZM-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Harless H.B. No. 765 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the prosecution of a capital murder committed against a |
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| 8 | 8 | | peace officer or fireman. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Richard Houston II |
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| 11 | 11 | | Act. |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 2. Section 19.03, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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| 13 | 13 | | Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (d) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the actor is presumed |
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| 15 | 15 | | to have known the person murdered was a peace officer or fireman if |
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| 16 | 16 | | the person was wearing a distinctive uniform or badge indicating |
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| 17 | 17 | | the person's employment as a peace officer or fireman. |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 19 | 19 | | to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 20 | 20 | | An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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| 21 | 21 | | governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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| 22 | 22 | | and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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