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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the penalty for making a false statement on a voter |
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registration application. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 13.007(a) and (b), Election Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly |
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makes a materially false statement or requests, commands, or |
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attempts to induce another person to make a false statement on a |
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registration application. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony |
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[Class B misdemeanor]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |