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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of the offense of the sale of |
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prison-produced articles or products. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 497.010, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) It is an exception to the application of this section |
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that the actor was an inmate or state jail defendant confined in a |
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facility operated by or under contract with the department who sold |
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or offered to sell an art or craft in the manner authorized under |
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Section 501.013(b). |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an |
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offense committed before, on, or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 432 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 432 was passed by the Senate on May |
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23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |