Bill Text: TX HB222 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to increasing the punishment of conduct constituting the offense of illegal voting.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-23 - Referred to Elections [HB222 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB222-Introduced.html
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| By: Slaton | H.B. No. 222 | |
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| relating to increasing the punishment of conduct constituting the | ||
| offense of illegal voting. | ||
| 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 [ |
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| 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 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
