By: Hughes S.B. No. 166
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the punishment for illegal voting; increasing criminal
penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 64.012(b), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second
degree unless the person is convicted of an attempt. In that case,
the offense is a state jail felony [Class A misdemeanor].
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 when 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 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.