88R12624 MCF-D     By: Dutton H.B. No. 2924       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the jurisdiction of a juvenile court over certain   children.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 51.02(2), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:                (2)  "Child" means a person who is:                      (A)  ten years of age or older and under 17 years   of age; or                      (B)  seventeen years of age or older and under 18   years of age who is alleged or found to have engaged in conduct that   violates a penal law of this state of the grade of misdemeanor   [delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision]   as a result of acts committed after [before] becoming 17 years of   age.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   conduct constituting an offense that occurs on or after the   effective date of this Act. Conduct constituting an offense that   occurred before that date is governed by the law in effect on the   date the conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in effect   for that purpose. For purposes of this section, conduct   constituting an offense occurred before the effective date of this   Act if any element of conduct constituting an offense occurred   before that date.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.