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H.B. No. 2001 AN ACT relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain misuse of official information, including misuse of official information that results in certain net pecuniary gains. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 39.06, Penal Code, is amended by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: (e) Except as provided by Subsection (g) [(f)], an offense under this section is a felony of the third degree. (g) If the commission of an offense under this section results in a net pecuniary gain to the person committing the offense, the offense is: (1) a felony of the third degree if the net pecuniary gain is less than $150,000; (2) a felony of the second degree if the net pecuniary gain is $150,000 or more but less than $300,000; or (3) a felony of the first degree if the net pecuniary gain is $300,000 or more. SECTION 2. Section 39.06(f), Penal Code, is repealed. SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2001 was passed by the House on May 8, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2001 was passed by the Senate on May 23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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