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89R9210 MEW-D
By: Metcalf
H.B. No. 2594
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the venue for the prosecution of certain criminal
conduct involving theft.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 13A.251, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) An offense involving intangible personal property
that is stolen may be prosecuted in the county in which the person
whose property was unlawfully appropriated resides.
SECTION 2. Article 13A.501, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
Art. 13A.501. ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
Engaging in organized criminal activity may be prosecuted in:
(1) any county in which an act is committed to effect
an objective of the combination;
(2) if the prosecution is based on an offense
involving theft of intangible personal property, the county in
which the person whose property was unlawfully appropriated
resides;
(3) if the prosecution is based on an offense
classified as a felony under Chapter 32, Penal Code, in any county
in which a victim resides; or
(4) [ (2) ] if the prosecution is based on an offense
classified as a felony under the Tax Code, any county in which venue
is proper under the Tax Code for the offense.
SECTION 3. This Act applies only to a criminal case in which
the indictment, information, or complaint is presented to the court
on or after the effective date of this Act. A criminal case in which
the indictment, information, or complaint was presented to the
court before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law
in effect on the date the indictment, information, or complaint was
presented, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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