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Amend CSSB 4 (house committee report) of the bill as follows:
(1)  On page 12, line 1, strike "SHERIFF OR CONSTABLE" and substitute "SHERIFF, CONSTABLE, OR OTHER PEACE OFFICER".
(2)  On page 12, between lines 6 and 7, add the following appropriately numbered section to the article and renumber subsequent sections of the article accordingly:
SECTION 5.____. Section 22.011(f), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows:
(f)  An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree, except that an offense under this section is a felony of the first degree if:
(1)  the victim was a person whom the actor was prohibited from marrying or purporting to marry or with whom the actor was prohibited from living under the appearance of being married under Section 25.01; or
(2)  the actor is a peace officer and the victim was subject to an immigration detainer request at the time of the offense.
(3)  On page 13, line 17, strike "SEVERABILITY AND" and substitute "SEVERABILITY, TRANSITION, AND".
(4)  On page 13, between line 25 and 26, add the following appropriately numbered section to the article and renumber subsequent sections of the article accordingly:
SECTION 7.____.  The change in law made by this Act to Section 22.011, Penal Code, 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.