88R11463 LRM-F     By: DeAyala H.B. No. 5053       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the venue for the prosecution of an election offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 13, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by adding Article 13.41 to read as follows:          Art. 13.41.  ELECTION OFFENSES. (a) An offense classified   as a felony under the Election Code, or a felony offense otherwise   related to an election conducted in this state, may be prosecuted in   a judicial district adjoining the judicial district in which the   offense occurred.          (b)  An offense classified as a misdemeanor under the   Election Code, or a misdemeanor offense otherwise related to an   election conducted in this state, may be prosecuted in a county   adjoining the county in which the offense occurred.           SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a violation of law that occurs on or after the effective date of   this Act. A violation that occurs before the effective date of this   Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the violation   occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose. For purposes of this section, a violation of law occurred   before the effective date of this Act if any element of the   violation occurred before that date.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.