{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-311.022","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 311.022","heading":"PROSPECTIVE OPERATION OF STATUTES.","body":"A statute is presumed to be prospective in its operation unless expressly made retrospective.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LEGISLATION","CHAPTER 311. CODE CONSTRUCTION ACT","SUBCHAPTER C. CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.311.htm#311.022","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"9d1be7e980b5f2d275aef22b647b0d74284599bf8257cf4fe17c4c4125f15648","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-311.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-311.023"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}