Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3515, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 688, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1205, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1198 (S.B. 1367), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2016.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (S.B. 38), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2026.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (S.B. 38), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2026.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (S.B. 38), Sec. 15(1), eff. January 1, 2026.