85R11776 MEW-D
	By: Burton	S.B. No. 1077

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the punishment for theft offenses involving certain
	metals.
	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
	$30,000 [$20,000] and the property [stolen] is:
	(i)  aluminum, bronze, copper, or brass
	stolen from:
	(a)  a structure owned or operated by a
	telecommunications provider, as defined by Section 51.002,
	Utilities Code; or
	(b)  a structure in which the stolen
	property was used to provide basic local telecommunications
	service, as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or
	(ii)  regulated material, as defined by
	Section 1956.001, Occupations Code, stolen from:
	(a)  a public utility or
	telecommunications provider, as those terms are defined by Section
	51.002, Utilities Code; or
	(b)  a cable service provider or video
	service provider, as those terms are defined by Section 66.002,
	Utilities Code [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;
	(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.