85R901 LHC-D     By: Huffines S.B. No. 280       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the prosecution of the offense of criminal trespass.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 30.05(a), Penal Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (a)  A person commits an offense if the person enters or   remains on or in property of another, including residential land,   agricultural land, a recreational vehicle park, a building, or an   aircraft or other vehicle, without effective consent and the   person:                (1)  had notice that the entry was forbidden; [or]                (2)  received notice to depart but failed to do so; or                (3)  is not a citizen or national of the United States   and is unlawfully present in the United States according to the   terms of 8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.          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   that law is continued in effect for that purpose. For the purposes   of this section, an offense is committed before the effective date   of this Act if any element of the offense occurs before that date.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.