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Honorable Ken Armbrister - Page 3 (DM-280)
regard to the proper course should a provision of that law and another law adopted in the
same session conflict"). Section 13.02 of Senate Bill 1067 provides in pertinent part:
(a) ... an amendment to any provision of the Penal Code made
by another "Act of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session,
1993,... applies only to an offense committed under the provision
on or after the effective date of the other Act and before September
1, 1994. The amendment made by the other Act continues in effect
only for the limited purpose of the prosecution of an offense
committed before September 1, 1994.
(b) For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before
September 1, 1994, if all elements of the offense occur before that
date.
Acts 1993, 73d Leg., ch. 900, 13.02(a), (b).
Under section 13.02 of Senate Bill 1067, the definition of the term "gambling
device" set forth in Senate Bill 522 applies only to an offense committed on or after
August 30, 1993, and before September 1, 1994. After September 1, 1994, Senate Bill
522 continues in effect only for the limited purpose of prosecuting offenses committed
before that date.' The definition of the term "gambling device" set forth in Senate Bill
1067 will be effective on September 1, 1994, and will apply to all prosecutions after that
date, except for prosecutions of offenses committed before that date. Urider section
13.02, an offense is committed before September 1, 1994, if all elements of the offense
occur before that date.IThe defense to prosecution set forth in Senate Bill 522 will have the same limited effective
dates.p. 1470
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-280, text, January 3, 1994; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth274089/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.