Bill Text: TX SB194 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the punishment for the offense of employment harmful to children.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-31 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB194 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB194-Introduced.html
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| By: Nelson | S.B. No. 194 | |
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| relating to the punishment for the offense of employment harmful to | ||
| children. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 43.251(c), Penal Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, | ||
| unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant | ||
| has previously been convicted under this section, in which event | ||
| the offense is a felony of the third degree. | ||
| 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 covered | ||
| 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 was committed before that date. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
