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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to venue in the prosecution of certain criminal conduct |
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involving obstruction or retaliation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 13, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 13.37 to read as follows: |
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Art. 13.37. OBSTRUCTION OR RETALIATION. An offense under |
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Section 36.06(a)(1), Penal Code, may be prosecuted in any county in |
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which: |
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(1) the harm occurs; or |
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(2) the threat to do harm originated or was received. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to venue for the trial of an offense committed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. Venue for the trial of an offense |
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committed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the |
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law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, |
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an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if |
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any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |