1 | 1 | | S.B. No. 1346 |
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4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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5 | 5 | | relating to the prosecution of certain littering offenses. |
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6 | 6 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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7 | 7 | | SECTION 1. Section 365.012, Health and Safety Code, is |
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8 | 8 | | amended by adding Subsection (t) to read as follows: |
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9 | 9 | | (t) Chapter 15, Penal Code, applies to an offense under this |
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10 | 10 | | section. |
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11 | 11 | | SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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12 | 12 | | an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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13 | 13 | | offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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14 | 14 | | by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the |
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15 | 15 | | former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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16 | 16 | | this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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17 | 17 | | this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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18 | 18 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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19 | 19 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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20 | 20 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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21 | 21 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1346 passed the Senate on |
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22 | 22 | | April 20, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. |
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23 | 23 | | ______________________________ |
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24 | 24 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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25 | 25 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1346 passed the House on |
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26 | 26 | | May 22, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 99, Nays 45, one |
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27 | 27 | | present not voting. |
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28 | 28 | | ______________________________ |
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29 | 29 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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30 | 30 | | Approved: |
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31 | 31 | | ______________________________ |
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32 | 32 | | Date |
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33 | 33 | | ______________________________ |
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34 | 34 | | Governor |
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