84R15382 MEW-D
	By: Paddie, Thompson of Harris, Dale, et al.	H.B. No. 1123
	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1123:
	By:  Herrero	C.S.H.B. No. 1123

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to increasing the punishment for the offense of possession
	or promotion of child pornography; changing the eligibility for
	parole.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 508.145, Government Code, is amended by
	adding Subsection (e-1) to read as follows:
	(e-1)  An inmate serving a sentence for an offense under
	Section 43.26, Penal Code, is not eligible for release on parole
	until the inmate's actual calendar time served, without
	consideration of good conduct time, equals one-half of the inmate's
	sentence.
	SECTION 2.  Sections 43.26(d) and (g), Penal Code, are
	amended to read as follows:
	(d)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the
	second [third] degree.
	(g)  An offense under Subsection (e) is a felony of the first
	[second] degree.
	SECTION 3.  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 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.