89R289 MZM-D
	By: Morales of Maverick	H.B. No. 1037

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the punishment for certain theft offenses.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 31.03(e), Penal Code, is amended to read
	as follows:
	(e)  Except as provided by Subsections (f) and (f-1), an
	offense under this section is:
	(1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the property
	stolen is less than $100;
	(2)  a Class B misdemeanor if:
	(A)  the value of the property stolen is $100 or
	more but less than $300 [$750];
	(B)  the value of the property stolen is less than
	$100 and the defendant has previously been convicted of any grade of
	theft; or
	(C)  the property stolen is a driver's license,
	commercial driver's license, or personal identification
	certificate issued by this state or another state;
	(3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property
	stolen is $300 [$750] or more but less than $750 [$2,500];
	(4)  a state jail felony if:
	(A)  the value of the property stolen is $750
	[$2,500] or more but less than $30,000, or the property is less than
	10 head of sheep, swine, or goats or any part thereof under the
	value of $30,000;
	(B)  regardless of value, the property is stolen
	from the person of another or from a human corpse or grave,
	including property that is a military grave marker;
	(C)  the property stolen is a firearm;
	(D)  the value of the property stolen is less than
	$750 [$2,500] and the defendant has been previously convicted two
	or more times of any grade of theft;
	(E)  the property stolen is an official ballot or
	official carrier envelope for an election;
	(F)  the value of the property stolen is less than
	$30,000 [$20,000] and the property stolen is:
	(i)  aluminum;
	(ii)  bronze;
	(iii)  copper; or
	(iv)  brass; or
	(G)  the cost of replacing the property stolen is
	less than $30,000 and the property stolen is a catalytic converter;
	(5)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the
	property stolen is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000, or the
	property is:
	(A)  cattle, horses, or exotic livestock or exotic
	fowl as defined by Section 142.001, Agriculture Code, stolen during
	a single transaction and having an aggregate value of less than
	$150,000;
	(B)  10 or more head of sheep, swine, or goats
	stolen during a single transaction and having an aggregate value of
	less than $150,000; or
	(C)  a controlled substance, having a value of
	less than $150,000, if stolen from:
	(i)  a commercial building in which a
	controlled substance is generally stored, including a pharmacy,
	clinic, hospital, nursing facility, or warehouse; or
	(ii)  a vehicle owned or operated by a
	wholesale distributor of prescription drugs;
	(6)  a felony of the second degree if:
	(A)  the value of the property stolen is $150,000
	or more but less than $300,000; or
	(B)  the value of the property stolen is less than
	$300,000 and the property stolen is an automated teller machine or
	the contents or components of an automated teller machine; or
	(7)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the
	property stolen is $300,000 or more.
	SECTION 2.  Section 31.04(e), Penal Code, is amended to read
	as follows:
	(e)  An offense under this section is:
	(1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the service
	stolen is less than $100;
	(2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the service
	stolen is $100 or more but less than $300 [$750];
	(3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the service
	stolen is $300 [$750] or more but less than $750 [$2,500];
	(4)  a state jail felony if the value of the service
	stolen is $750 [$2,500] or more but less than $30,000;
	(5)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the
	service stolen is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000;
	(6)  a felony of the second degree if the value of the
	service stolen is $150,000 or more but less than $300,000; or
	(7)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the
	service stolen is $300,000 or more.
	SECTION 3.  Section 31.16(c), Penal Code, is amended to read
	as follows:
	(c)  An offense under this section is:
	(1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the total value of the
	merchandise involved in the activity is less than $100;
	(2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the total value of the
	merchandise involved in the activity is $100 or more but less than
	$300 [$750];
	(3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the total value of the
	merchandise involved in the activity is $300 [$750] or more but less
	than $750 [$2,500];
	(4)  a state jail felony if the total value of the
	merchandise involved in the activity is $750 [$2,500] or more but
	less than $30,000;
	(5)  a felony of the third degree if the total value of
	the merchandise involved in the activity is $30,000 or more but less
	than $150,000;
	(6)  a felony of the second degree if the total value of
	the merchandise involved in the activity is $150,000 or more but
	less than $300,000; or
	(7)  a felony of the first degree if the total value of
	the merchandise involved in the activity is $300,000 or more.
	SECTION 4.  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.  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 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.