85R18118 MEW-D     By: Shaheen, Moody H.B. No. 1686     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1686:     By:  Moody C.S.H.B. No. 1686       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the punishment for the offense of fraudulent   destruction, removal, or concealment of a writing that is attached   to tangible property.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 32.47, Penal Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (e) to read as   follows:          (c)  Except as provided by [in] Subsection (d), an offense   under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, provided that:                (1)  the writing is not attached to tangible property   to indicate the price for the sale of that property; and                (2)  the actor did not engage in the conduct described   by Subsection (a) with respect to that writing for the purpose of   obtaining the property for a lesser price indicated by a separate   writing.          (e)  If at the time of the offense the writing was attached to   tangible property to indicate the price for the sale of that   property and the actor engaged in the conduct described by   Subsection (a) with respect to that writing for the purpose of   obtaining the property for a lesser price indicated by a separate   writing, an offense under this section is:                (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the difference between   the impaired writing and the lesser price indicated by the other   writing is less than $100;                (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the difference between   the impaired writing and the lesser price indicated by the other   writing is $100 or more but less than $750;                (3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the difference between   the impaired writing and the lesser price indicated by the other   writing is $750 or more but less than $2,500;                (4)  a state jail felony if the difference between the   impaired writing and the lesser price indicated by the other   writing is $2,500 or more but less than $30,000;                (5)  a felony of the third degree if the difference   between the impaired writing and the lesser price indicated by the   other writing is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000;                (6)  a felony of the second degree if the difference   between the impaired writing and the lesser price indicated by the   other writing is $150,000 or more but less than $300,000; or                (7)  a felony of the first degree if the difference   between the impaired writing and the lesser price indicated by the   other writing 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.