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  89R4739 JDK-D     By: Hall S.B. No. 1390       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to enhancing the criminal penalties for burglary of a   place of worship.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 30.02, Penal Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (c) and (c-2) and adding Subsection (e) to   read as follows:          (c)  Except as provided in Subsection (c-1), (c-2), [ or ] (d),   or (e), an offense under this section is a:                (1)  state jail felony if committed in a building other   than a habitation or a place of worship ; or                (2)  felony of the second degree if committed in a   habitation or a place of worship .          (c-2)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third   degree if:                (1)  the premises are a building other than a   habitation or a place of worship ; and                (2)  it is shown on the trial of the offense that the   actor committed the offense in the course of committing an offense   under Section 20.05(a)(2).           (e)     An offense under this section is a felony of the first   degree if:                 (1)  the premises are a place of worship; and                 (2)     any party to the offense entered the place of   worship with intent to commit a felony other than felony theft or   committed or attempted to commit a felony other than felony theft.          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, 2025.