88R1269 TSS-D
	By: Goldman	H.B. No. 397

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	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 [Class A misdemeanor].
	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.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Election Code 64.012 (Election Code 64)