TITLE: Relating to the punishment for the offense of attempted murder.

SUMMARY: Relating to the punishment for the offense of attempted murder.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the punishment for the offense of attempted murder. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 15.01, Penal Code, is amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an [An] offense under this section is one category lower than the offense attempted, and if the offense attempted is a state jail felony, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor. (e) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree, except that the maximum term of imprisonment for the offense is 40 years if: (1) the offense attempted is murder under Section 19.02; and (2) the actor causes serious bodily injury to another in the nature of a traumatic injury that results in a persistent vegetative state. 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 was committed before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.