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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to partial-birth abortions and dismemberment abortions; |
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increasing a criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 171.103, Health and Safety Code, as |
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effective September 1, 2017, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 171.103. CRIMINAL PENALTY. A person who violates |
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Section 171.102 commits an offense. An offense under this section |
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is a [state jail] felony of the second degree. |
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SECTION 2. Section 171.153(b), Health and Safety Code, as |
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effective September 1, 2017, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An offense under this section is a [state jail] felony |
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of the second degree. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017. |