88R4714 MZM-D     By: Collier H.B. No. 959       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to compensation under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act   for certain lost wages.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article 56B.106(d), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is amended to read as follows:          (d)  An immediate family member or household member of a   deceased victim may not receive more than $5,000 [$1,000] in lost   wages as a result of bereavement leave taken by the family or   household member.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to compensation for criminally injurious conduct occurring on or   after the effective date of this Act.  Compensation for criminally   injurious conduct occurring before the effective date of this Act   is governed by the law in effect on the date the conduct occurred,   and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.  For   purposes of this section, criminally injurious conduct occurred   before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense   underlying the conduct occurred before that date.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.