S.B. No. 1346
AN ACT
relating to the prosecution of certain littering offenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 365.012, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (t) to read as follows:
(t) Chapter 15, Penal Code, applies to an offense under this
section.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply 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 occurred before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1346 passed the Senate on
April 20, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1346 passed the House on
May 22, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 99, Nays 45, one
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor