1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the punishment for the offense of taking or attempting
 1-3     to take a weapon from a peace officer, parole officer, or community
 1-4     supervision and corrections department officer.
 1-5           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-6           SECTION 1.  Section 38.14(e), Penal Code, is amended to read
 1-7     as follows:
 1-8           (e)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third
 1-9     degree if the defendant took a weapon described by Subsection (b)
1-10     from an officer described by Subsection (b) and is a state jail
1-11     felony if the defendant attempted to take the weapon from the
1-12     officer.
1-13           SECTION 2.  (a)  The change in law made by this Act applies
1-14     only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
1-15     Act.  For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before
1-16     the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs
1-17     before the effective date.
1-18           (b)  An offense committed before the effective date of this
1-19     Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
1-20     and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
1-21           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 1600 was passed by the House on March
         27, 2001, by a non-record vote; and that the House concurred in
         Senate amendments to H.B. No. 1600 on May 10, 2001, by a non-record
         vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 1600 was passed by the Senate, with
         amendments, on May 7, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  __________________________
                              Date
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                            Governor