Bill Text: TX HB2038 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Relating to certain offenses relating to disturbing or taking marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell or disturbing oyster beds or fishing waters; increasing the criminal penalty.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective immediately [HB2038 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB2038-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.B. No. 2038
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
 
 
  relating to certain offenses relating to disturbing or taking marl,
  sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell or disturbing oyster beds or
  fishing waters; increasing the criminal penalty.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 86.022, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 86.022.  PENALTY. (a) A person who violates Section
  86.002 [or 86.018] commits an offense that is a Class B [C] Parks
  and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
         (b)  A person who violates Section 86.018 commits an offense
  that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
         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
  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 immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2038 was passed by the House on April
  24, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 140, Nays 7, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2038 was passed by the Senate on May
  22, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor       
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