By: Slawson H.B. No. 3934       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to enhancing the punishment for certain conduct   constituting the criminal offense of aggravated assault.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTIONA1.AA(a)  This Act may be cited as the Todd-Hogland   Act.          SECTION 1.  Section 22.02(b), Penal Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the second   degree, except that the offense is a felony of the first degree if:                (1)  the actor uses a deadly weapon during the   commission of the assault and causes serious bodily injury to   another, including the person's spouse [a person whose relationship   to or association with the defendant is described by Section   71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code];                (2)  regardless of whether the offense is committed   under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), the offense is committed:                      (A)  by a public servant acting under color of the   servant's office or employment;                      (B)  against a person the actor knows is a public   servant while the public servant is lawfully discharging an   official duty, or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of   official power or performance of an official duty as a public   servant;                      (C)  in retaliation against or on account of the   service of another as a witness, prospective witness, informant, or   person who has reported the occurrence of a crime; or                      (D)  against a person the actor knows is a   security officer while the officer is performing a duty as a   security officer; or                (3)  the actor is in a motor vehicle, as defined by   Section 501.002, Transportation Code, and:                      (A)  knowingly discharges a firearm at or in the   direction of a habitation, building, or vehicle;                      (B)  is reckless as to whether the habitation,   building, or vehicle is occupied; and                      (C)  in discharging the firearm, causes serious   bodily injury to any person.          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, 2021.