By: Cook H.B. No. 4       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of operation of   a stash house; increasing a criminal penalty.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 20.07(b), Penal Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third   degree, except that the offense is a felony of the second degree if   it is shown on the trial of the offense that as a direct result of   the commission of the offense:                (1)  an individual became a victim of sexual assault,   as defined by Section 22.011, or aggravated sexual assault, as   defined by Section 22.021; or                (2)  an individual suffered serious bodily injury or   death [Class A misdemeanor].          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 the   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, 2023.