89R2844 CJD-D
By: Metcalf H.B. No. 4247
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to increasing the criminal penalty for destruction of a
flag.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.11(d), Penal Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(d) An offense under 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 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 was
committed before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.