89R1777 JDK-D
By: Hall S.B. No. 2426
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct
constituting the offense of dog fighting or the offense of
cockfighting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.10(e), Penal Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(e) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an
offense under this section is a state jail felony. An offense under
Subsection (a)(6) [(a)(4), (5), or (6)] is a Class A misdemeanor.
[An offense under Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) is a state jail
felony.]
SECTION 2. Section 42.105(g), Penal Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(g) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an [An]
offense under this section [Subsection (b)(1) or (2)] is a state
jail felony. An offense under Subsection (b)(5) [(b)(3), (4), or
(5)] is a Class A misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (b)(6)
is a Class C misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class A
misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the
person has been previously convicted of an offense under that
subdivision.
SECTION 3. 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 occurred
before that date.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.