By: Middleton, et al. S.B. No. 436
(Leach)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the punishment for the offense of purchasing or selling
human organs; increasing a criminal penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 48.02(d), Penal Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(d) An offense under [A violation of] this section is a
state jail felony [Class A misdemeanor].
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 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 September 1, 2023.