85R3428 JCG-F     By: Wray H.B. No. 983       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an increase in punishment for certain persons convicted   of theft of a trailer, semitrailer, farm tractor, or implement of   husbandry.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 31.03(e), Penal Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (e)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), an offense under   this section is:                (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the property   stolen is less than $100;                (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if:                      (A)  the value of the property stolen is $100 or   more but less than $750;                      (B)  the value of the property stolen is less than   $100 and the defendant has previously been convicted of any grade of   theft; or                      (C)  the property stolen is a driver's license,   commercial driver's license, or personal identification   certificate issued by this state or another state;                (3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property   stolen is $750 or more but less than $2,500;                (4)  a state jail felony if:                      (A)  the value of the property stolen is $2,500 or   more but less than $30,000, or the property is less than 10 head of   sheep, swine, or goats or any part thereof under the value of   $30,000;                      (B)  regardless of value, the property is stolen   from the person of another or from a human corpse or grave,   including property that is a military grave marker;                      (C)  the property stolen is a firearm, as defined   by Section 46.01;                      (D)  the value of the property stolen is less than   $2,500 and the defendant has been previously convicted two or more   times of any grade of theft;                      (E)  the property stolen is an official ballot or   official carrier envelope for an election; or                      (F)  the value of the property stolen is less than   $20,000 and the property stolen is:                            (i)  aluminum;                            (ii)  bronze;                            (iii)  copper; or                            (iv)  brass;                (5)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the   property stolen is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000, or the   property is:                      (A)  cattle, horses, or exotic livestock or exotic   fowl as defined by Section 142.001, Agriculture Code, stolen during   a single transaction and having an aggregate value of less than   $150,000; [or]                      (B)  10 or more head of sheep, swine, or goats   stolen during a single transaction and having an aggregate value of   less than $150,000; or                      (C)  a trailer, semitrailer, farm tractor, or   implement of husbandry, as defined by Section 541.201,   Transportation Code, that has a value of less than $30,000;                (6)  a felony of the second degree if:                      (A)  the value of the property stolen is $150,000   or more but less than $300,000; or                      (B)  the value of the property stolen is less than   $300,000 and the property stolen is an automated teller machine or   the contents or components of an automated teller machine; or                (7)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the   property stolen is $300,000 or more.          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 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 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.