(a) any pending action or proceeding, civil or criminal, but the same
may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and with the same
effect as though this chapter had not been enacted;
(b) any contract, or act done, or offense committed, or right
accruing, accrued or required, or liability, or penalty, or forfeiture,
or punishment incurred prior thereto, but the same may be enjoyed,
asserted, enforced, prosecuted or inflicted as fully and to the same
extent as if this chapter had not been enacted.