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  89R11435 JRR-D     By: Shaheen H.B. No. 4133       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the offense of criminal mischief involving the damage   or destruction of a monument or memorial.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 28.03, Penal Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (l) to read as   follows:          (f)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony if :                 (1)   the damage or destruction is inflicted on a place   of worship or human burial, a [ public ] monument or memorial , or a   community center that provides medical, social, or educational   programs ; and                 (2)   the amount of the pecuniary loss to real property   or to tangible personal property is $750 or more but less than   $30,000.           (l)     An offense under this section involving the damage or   destruction of a monument or memorial is an offense involving moral   turpitude.          SECTION 2.  Section 28.03(g), Penal Code, is amended by   adding Subdivision (10) to read as follows:                 (10)     "Monument or memorial" means a permanent   monument, memorial, or other designation, including a statue,   portrait, plaque, seal, symbol, cenotaph, or name of a building,   bridge, street or highway, park, or area, that honors an event or   person of historical significance.          SECTION 3.  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 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.