By: Guillen H.B. No. 5287       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the offense of terrorism; creating a criminal offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS          SECTION 1.  The Penal Code is amended by adding Chapter 72,   and a heading is added to that chapter, to read as follows:   CHAPTER 72. TERRORISM          Sec. 72.01.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:                 (1)  "Person" means an individual or a group of three or   more individuals, a corporation, association, limited liability   company, or other entity or organization governed by the Business   Organizations Code.                (2)  "Terrorism" means the commission of violent   offences that intentionally promote terror on human life that would   be considered a violent act under this states laws whether   committed in this state or not.                (3)  "Terrorist" means a person that willfully and   deliberately threatens to commit or commits a terroristic act.                (4)  "Terrorist Organization" means a group of three or   more persons pertaining to a foreign or domestic organization with   the intention to commit terrorism.                (5)  "Terroristic Act" means an act committed with the   intent to cause undue public harm through terror by:                      (A)  intimidating, injuring, or coercing the   civilian population;                      (B)  influencing the policy of government by   intimidation or coercion;                      (C)  affecting the conduct of government;                      (D)  causing the interruption of public   communication;                      (E)  causing the interruption for public   transportation;                      (F)  causing the interruption of public or private   facility operations, public utilities, or other public services; or                      (G)  causing damage to public or private property.          Sec. 72.02.  TERRORISTIC THREAT. (a) has the meaning   assigned by Chapter 22 Sec. 22.07 of the Penal Code          Sec. 72.03.  TERRORISTIC ATTACK. (a) a person commits an   offense when committing one or more of the following offenses   during a terroristic act:                (1)  any offense under Section 22.07;                (2)  any offense under Chapter 16;                (3)  any offense under Chapter 19;                (4)  any offense under Section 20.04, Section 20.05, or   Section 20.06;                (5)  any offense under Section 22.01, Section 22.02,   Section 22.021, Section 22.05, Section 22.09, or Section 22.11;                (6)  any offense under Section 28.02 or Section 28.03;                (7)  any offense under Section 29.03;                (8)  any offense under Section 30.05;                (9)  any offense under Section 32.03, Section 32.43, or   Section 32.51;                (10)  any offense under Section 33.02;                (11)  any offense under Chapter 33A;                (12)  any offense under Section 37.11 or Section 37.12;                (13)  any felony offense under Section 38.05, Section   38.14, or Section 38.152;                (14)  any offense under Section 42.06, Section 42.0601,   Section 42.062, or Section 42.14;                (15)  any offense under Section 46.05, Section 46.08,   Section 46.09, or Section 46.14;                (16)  any offense under Section 50.02; or                (17)  any offense under Section 71.02.          (b)  the punishment for the offense under this section is   increased to the punishment prescribed for the next highest   category of the offense that is listed in this section.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply 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.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.