Texas HB 4: Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of operation of a stash house; increasing a criminal penalty.

Bill Text

By:AACook H.B.ANo.A4
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of operation of
a stash house; increasing a criminal penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTIONA1.AASection 20.07(b), Penal Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(b)AAAn offense under this section is a felony of the third
degree, except that the offense is a felony of the second degree if
it is shown on the trial of the offense that as a direct result of
the commission of the offense:
(1)AAan individual became a victim of sexual assault,
as defined by Section 22.011, or aggravated sexual assault, as
defined by Section 22.021; or
(2)AAan individual suffered serious bodily injury or
death [Class A misdemeanor].
SECTIONA2.AAThe 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 the
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.
SECTIONA3.AAThis Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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