89R10338 BEE-F
By: Shaheen H.B. No. 2915
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the criminal penalty for rigging a publicly exhibited
contest; increasing a criminal penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 32.44(c), Penal Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(c) An offense under this section 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 September 1, 2025.