TITLE: Relating to the defenses to prosecution of certain gambling offenses.

SUMMARY: Relating to the defenses to prosecution of certain gambling offenses.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the defenses to prosecution of certain gambling offenses. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 47.01, Penal Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (6-a) and amending Subdivision (8) to read as follows: (6-a) "Internet private place" means an Internet website page, including an Internet website page that is accessible only through the use of a private password, to which the public does not have access. (8) "Private place" means a place to which the public does not have access, and excludes, among other places, streets, highways, restaurants, taverns, nightclubs, schools, hospitals, and the common areas of apartment houses, hotels, motels, office buildings, transportation facilities, and shops. The term includes an Internet private place. SECTION 2. 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 when 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.