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11 81R942 PEP-F
22 By: Pitts H.B. No. 1482
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to the creation of the offense of assault with bodily
88 fluids, the prosecution and punishment of that offense, and the
99 consequences of a conviction for that offense.
1010 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1111 SECTION 1. Chapter 22, Penal Code, is amended by adding
1212 Section 22.03 to read as follows:
1313 Sec. 22.03. ASSAULT WITH BODILY FLUIDS. (a) A person
1414 commits an offense if:
1515 (1) with the intent to assault, harass, or alarm, the
1616 person causes another person to contact the blood, seminal fluid,
1717 vaginal fluid, saliva, urine, or feces of the actor, any other
1818 person, or an animal;
1919 (2) with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual
2020 desire of any person, the person causes another person, without
2121 that person's consent, to contact the blood, seminal fluid, vaginal
2222 fluid, saliva, urine, or feces of the actor, any other person, or an
2323 animal; or
2424 (3) with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual
2525 desire of any person, the person causes a child to contact the
2626 blood, seminal fluid, vaginal fluid, saliva, urine, or feces of the
2727 actor, any other person, or an animal.
2828 (b) In this section, "child" has the meaning assigned by
2929 Section 22.011(c)(1).
3030 (c) An offense under this section is:
3131 (1) a Class A misdemeanor, if the offense is committed
3232 under Subsection (a)(1);
3333 (2) a felony of the third degree, if the offense is
3434 committed under Subsection (a)(2); and
3535 (3) a felony of the second degree, if the offense is
3636 committed under Subsection (a)(3).
3737 (d) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) or (3) is increased
3838 to the next higher category of offense if it is shown at the trial of
3939 the offense that, at the time of the commission of the offense, the
4040 actor was:
4141 (1) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of
4242 Criminal Procedure, or other law;
4343 (2) a corrections officer employed by a secure
4444 correctional facility;
4545 (3) a health care services provider as defined by
4646 Section 22.011(c)(3);
4747 (4) a mental health services provider as defined by
4848 Section 22.011(c)(4); or
4949 (5) an employee of a facility as defined by Section
5050 22.011(c)(5).
5151 (e) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under
5252 Subsection (a)(3) that:
5353 (1) the actor was not more than three years older than
5454 the victim and at the time of the offense:
5555 (A) was not required under Chapter 62, Code of
5656 Criminal Procedure, to register for life as a sex offender; or
5757 (B) was not a person who under Chapter 62, Code of
5858 Criminal Procedure, had a reportable conviction or adjudication for
5959 an offense under this section; and
6060 (2) the victim:
6161 (A) was a child of 14 years of age or older; and
6262 (B) was not a person whom the actor was
6363 prohibited from marrying or purporting to marry or with whom the
6464 actor was prohibited from living under the appearance of being
6565 married under Section 25.01.
6666 (f) If conduct constituting an offense under this section
6767 also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the
6868 actor may be prosecuted under either section or under both
6969 sections.
7070 SECTION 2. Section 3.03(b), Penal Code, is amended to read
7171 as follows:
7272 (b) If the accused is found guilty of more than one offense
7373 arising out of the same criminal episode, the sentences may run
7474 concurrently or consecutively if each sentence is for a conviction
7575 of:
7676 (1) an offense:
7777 (A) under Section 49.07 or 49.08, regardless of
7878 whether the accused is convicted of violations of the same section
7979 more than once or is convicted of violations of both sections; or
8080 (B) for which a plea agreement was reached in a
8181 case in which the accused was charged with more than one offense
8282 listed in Paragraph (A), regardless of whether the accused is
8383 charged with violations of the same section more than once or is
8484 charged with violations of both sections;
8585 (2) an offense:
8686 (A) under Section 33.021 or an offense under
8787 Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 22.03(a)(3), 25.02, or 43.25
8888 committed against a victim younger than 17 years of age at the time
8989 of the commission of the offense regardless of whether the accused
9090 is convicted of violations of the same section more than once or is
9191 convicted of violations of more than one section; or
9292 (B) for which a plea agreement was reached in a
9393 case in which the accused was charged with more than one offense
9494 listed in Paragraph (A) committed against a victim younger than 17
9595 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense regardless
9696 of whether the accused is charged with violations of the same
9797 section more than once or is charged with violations of more than
9898 one section; or
9999 (3) an offense:
100100 (A) under Section 21.15 or 43.26, regardless of
101101 whether the accused is convicted of violations of the same section
102102 more than once or is convicted of violations of both sections; or
103103 (B) for which a plea agreement was reached in a
104104 case in which the accused was charged with more than one offense
105105 listed in Paragraph (A), regardless of whether the accused is
106106 charged with violations of the same section more than once or is
107107 charged with violations of both sections.
108108 SECTION 3. Section 12.42(c)(2), Penal Code, is amended to
109109 read as follows:
110110 (2) Notwithstanding Subdivision (1), a defendant
111111 shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of
112112 Criminal Justice for life if:
113113 (A) the defendant is convicted of an offense:
114114 (i) under Section 21.11(a)(1), 22.021, or
115115 22.011[, Penal Code];
116116 (ii) under Section 20.04(a)(4)[, Penal
117117 Code], if the defendant committed the offense with the intent to
118118 violate or abuse the victim sexually; or
119119 (iii) under Section 30.02[, Penal Code],
120120 punishable under Subsection (d) of that section, if the defendant
121121 committed the offense with the intent to commit a felony described
122122 by Subparagraph (i) or (ii) or a felony under Section 21.11 or
123123 22.03(a)(2) or (3)[, Penal Code]; and
124124 (B) the defendant has been previously convicted
125125 of an offense:
126126 (i) under Section 43.25 or 43.26[, Penal
127127 Code,] or an offense under Section 43.23[, Penal Code,] punishable
128128 under Subsection (h) of that section;
129129 (ii) under Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011,
130130 22.021, 22.03(a)(2) or (3), or 25.02[, Penal Code];
131131 (iii) under Section 20.04(a)(4)[, Penal
132132 Code], if the defendant committed the offense with the intent to
133133 violate or abuse the victim sexually;
134134 (iv) under Section 30.02[, Penal Code],
135135 punishable under Subsection (d) of that section, if the defendant
136136 committed the offense with the intent to commit a felony described
137137 by Subparagraph (ii) or (iii); or
138138 (v) under the laws of another state
139139 containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements
140140 of an offense listed in Subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv).
141141 SECTION 4. Section 15.031(b), Penal Code, is amended to
142142 read as follows:
143143 (b) A person commits an offense if, with intent that an
144144 offense under Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 22.03(a)(2) or
145145 (3), or 43.25 be committed, the person by any means requests,
146146 commands, or attempts to induce a minor or another whom the person
147147 believes to be a minor to engage in specific conduct that, under the
148148 circumstances surrounding the actor's conduct as the actor believes
149149 them to be, would constitute an offense under one of those sections
150150 or would make the minor or other believed by the person to be a minor
151151 a party to the commission of an offense under one of those sections.
152152 SECTION 5. Section 22.06(a), Penal Code, is amended to read
153153 as follows:
154154 (a) The victim's effective consent or the actor's reasonable
155155 belief that the victim consented to the actor's conduct is a defense
156156 to prosecution under Section 22.01 (Assault), 22.02 (Aggravated
157157 Assault), 22.03(a)(1) (Assault with Bodily Fluids), or 22.05
158158 (Deadly Conduct) if:
159159 (1) the conduct did not threaten or inflict serious
160160 bodily injury; or
161161 (2) the victim knew the conduct was a risk of:
162162 (A) his occupation;
163163 (B) recognized medical treatment; or
164164 (C) a scientific experiment conducted by
165165 recognized methods.
166166 SECTION 6. Article 21.31(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
167167 amended to read as follows:
168168 (a) A person who is indicted for or who waives indictment
169169 for an offense under Section 21.02, 21.11(a)(1), 22.011, [or]
170170 22.021, or 22.03(a)(2) or (3), Penal Code, shall, at the direction
171171 of the court, undergo a medical procedure or test designed to show
172172 or help show whether the person has a sexually transmitted disease
173173 or has acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or human
174174 immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, antibodies to HIV, or
175175 infection with any other probable causative agent of AIDS. The
176176 court may direct the person to undergo the procedure or test on its
177177 own motion or on the request of the victim of the alleged offense.
178178 If the person refuses to submit voluntarily to the procedure or
179179 test, the court shall require the person to submit to the procedure
180180 or test. The court may require a defendant previously required
181181 under this article to undergo a medical procedure or test on
182182 indictment for an offense to undergo a subsequent medical procedure
183183 or test following conviction of the offense. The person performing
184184 the procedure or test shall make the test results available to the
185185 local health authority, and the local health authority shall be
186186 required to make the notification of the test result to the victim
187187 of the alleged offense and to the defendant.
188188 SECTION 7. Section 1, Article 38.071, Code of Criminal
189189 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
190190 Sec. 1. This article applies only to a hearing or proceeding
191191 in which the court determines that a child younger than 13 years of
192192 age would be unavailable to testify in the presence of the defendant
193193 about an offense defined by any of the following sections of the
194194 Penal Code:
195195 (1) Section 19.02 (Murder);
196196 (2) Section 19.03 (Capital Murder);
197197 (3) Section 19.04 (Manslaughter);
198198 (4) Section 20.04 (Aggravated Kidnapping);
199199 (5) Section 21.11 (Indecency with a Child);
200200 (6) Section 22.011 (Sexual Assault);
201201 (7) Section 22.02 (Aggravated Assault);
202202 (8) Section 22.021 (Aggravated Sexual Assault);
203203 (9) Section 22.03(a)(3) (Assault with Bodily Fluids);
204204 (10) Section 22.04(e) (Injury to a Child, Elderly
205205 Individual, or Disabled Individual);
206206 (11) [(10)] Section 22.04(f) (Injury to a Child,
207207 Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual), if the conduct is
208208 committed intentionally or knowingly;
209209 (12) [(11)] Section 25.02 (Prohibited Sexual
210210 Conduct);
211211 (13) [(12)] Section 29.03 (Aggravated Robbery);
212212 (14) [(13)] Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a
213213 Child); or
214214 (15) [(14)] Section 21.02 (Continuous Sexual Abuse of
215215 Young Child or Children).
216216 SECTION 8. Section 3g(a), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
217217 Procedure, as amended by Chapters 405 (S.B. 877) and 593 (H.B. 8),
218218 Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is reenacted
219219 and amended to read as follows:
220220 (a) The provisions of Section 3 of this article do not
221221 apply:
222222 (1) to a defendant adjudged guilty of an offense
223223 under:
224224 (A) Section 19.02, Penal Code (Murder);
225225 (B) Section 19.03, Penal Code (Capital murder);
226226 (C) Section 21.11(a)(1), Penal Code (Indecency
227227 with a child);
228228 (D) Section 20.04, Penal Code (Aggravated
229229 kidnapping);
230230 (E) Section 22.021, Penal Code (Aggravated
231231 sexual assault);
232232 (F) Section 29.03, Penal Code (Aggravated
233233 robbery);
234234 (G) Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, for
235235 which punishment is increased under:
236236 (i) Section 481.140, Health and Safety
237237 Code; or
238238 (ii) Section 481.134(c), (d), (e), or (f),
239239 Health and Safety Code, if it is shown that the defendant has been
240240 previously convicted of an offense for which punishment was
241241 increased under any of those subsections;
242242 (H) Section 22.011, Penal Code (Sexual assault);
243243 [or]
244244 (I) Section 22.04(a)(1), Penal Code (Injury to a
245245 child, elderly individual, or disabled individual), if the offense
246246 is punishable as a felony of the first degree and the victim of the
247247 offense is a child; [or]
248248 (J) [(I)] Section 43.25, Penal Code (Sexual
249249 performance by a child); or
250250 (K) Section 22.03(a)(2) or (3), Penal Code
251251 (Assault with bodily fluids); or
252252 (2) to a defendant when it is shown that a deadly
253253 weapon as defined in Section 1.07, Penal Code, was used or exhibited
254254 during the commission of a felony offense or during immediate
255255 flight therefrom, and that the defendant used or exhibited the
256256 deadly weapon or was a party to the offense and knew that a deadly
257257 weapon would be used or exhibited. On an affirmative finding under
258258 this subdivision, the trial court shall enter the finding in the
259259 judgment of the court. On an affirmative finding that the deadly
260260 weapon was a firearm, the court shall enter that finding in its
261261 judgment.
262262 SECTION 9. Section 5(d), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
263263 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
264264 (d) In all other cases the judge may grant deferred
265265 adjudication unless:
266266 (1) the defendant is charged with an offense:
267267 (A) under Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code; or
268268 (B) for which punishment may be increased under
269269 Section 481.134(c), (d), (e), or (f), Health and Safety Code, if it
270270 is shown that the defendant has been previously convicted of an
271271 offense for which punishment was increased under any one of those
272272 subsections;
273273 (2) the defendant:
274274 (A) is charged with an offense under Section
275275 21.11, 22.011, [or] 22.021, or 22.03(a)(2) or (3), Penal Code,
276276 regardless of the age of the victim, or any other [a] felony
277277 described by Section 13B(b) of this article; and
278278 (B) has previously been placed on community
279279 supervision for any offense under Paragraph (A) of this
280280 subdivision; or
281281 (3) the defendant is charged with an offense under:
282282 (A) Section 21.02, Penal Code; or
283283 (B) Section 22.021, Penal Code, that is
284284 punishable under Subsection (f) of that section or under Section
285285 12.42(c)(3), Penal Code.
286286 SECTION 10. Section 13B(b), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
287287 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
288288 (b) This section applies to a defendant placed on community
289289 supervision for an offense:
290290 (1) under Section 43.25 or 43.26, Penal Code;
291291 (2) under Section 21.08, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021,
292292 22.03(a)(3), or 25.02, Penal Code;
293293 (3) under Section 20.04(a)(4), Penal Code, if the
294294 defendant committed the offense with the intent to violate or abuse
295295 the victim sexually; or
296296 (4) under Section 30.02, Penal Code, punishable under
297297 Subsection (d) of that section, if the defendant committed the
298298 offense with the intent to commit a felony listed in Subdivision (2)
299299 or (3) of this subsection.
300300 SECTION 11. Article 62.001(5), Code of Criminal Procedure,
301301 is amended to read as follows:
302302 (5) "Reportable conviction or adjudication" means a
303303 conviction or adjudication, including an adjudication of
304304 delinquent conduct or a deferred adjudication, that, regardless of
305305 the pendency of an appeal, is a conviction for or an adjudication
306306 for or based on:
307307 (A) a violation of Section 21.02 (Continuous
308308 sexual abuse of young child or children), 21.11 (Indecency with a
309309 child), 22.011 (Sexual assault), 22.021 (Aggravated sexual
310310 assault), 22.03(a)(2) or (3) (Assault with bodily fluids), or 25.02
311311 (Prohibited sexual conduct), Penal Code;
312312 (B) a violation of Section 43.05 (Compelling
313313 prostitution), 43.25 (Sexual performance by a child), or 43.26
314314 (Possession or promotion of child pornography), Penal Code;
315315 (C) a violation of Section 20.04(a)(4)
316316 (Aggravated kidnapping), Penal Code, if the actor committed the
317317 offense or engaged in the conduct with intent to violate or abuse
318318 the victim sexually;
319319 (D) a violation of Section 30.02 (Burglary),
320320 Penal Code, if the offense or conduct is punishable under
321321 Subsection (d) of that section and the actor committed the offense
322322 or engaged in the conduct with intent to commit a felony listed in
323323 Paragraph (A) or (C);
324324 (E) a violation of Section 20.02 (Unlawful
325325 restraint), 20.03 (Kidnapping), or 20.04 (Aggravated kidnapping),
326326 Penal Code, if, as applicable:
327327 (i) the judgment in the case contains an
328328 affirmative finding under Article 42.015; or
329329 (ii) the order in the hearing or the papers
330330 in the case contain an affirmative finding that the victim or
331331 intended victim was younger than 17 years of age;
332332 (F) the second violation of Section 21.08
333333 (Indecent exposure), Penal Code, but not if the second violation
334334 results in a deferred adjudication;
335335 (G) an attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation, as
336336 defined by Chapter 15, Penal Code, to commit an offense or engage in
337337 conduct listed in Paragraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E);
338338 (H) a violation of the laws of another state,
339339 federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform Code of
340340 Military Justice for or based on the violation of an offense
341341 containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements
342342 of an offense listed under Paragraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (G),
343343 or (J), but not if the violation results in a deferred adjudication;
344344 (I) the second violation of the laws of another
345345 state, federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform
346346 Code of Military Justice for or based on the violation of an offense
347347 containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements
348348 of the offense of indecent exposure, but not if the second violation
349349 results in a deferred adjudication; or
350350 (J) a violation of Section 33.021 (Online
351351 solicitation of a minor), Penal Code.
352352 SECTION 12. Article 62.001(6), Code of Criminal Procedure,
353353 is amended to read as follows:
354354 (6) "Sexually violent offense" means any of the
355355 following offenses committed by a person 17 years of age or older:
356356 (A) an offense under Section 21.02 (Continuous
357357 sexual abuse of young child or children), 21.11(a)(1) (Indecency
358358 with a child), 22.011 (Sexual assault), [or] 22.021 (Aggravated
359359 sexual assault), or 22.03(a)(2) or (3) (Assault with bodily
360360 fluids), Penal Code;
361361 (B) an offense under Section 43.25 (Sexual
362362 performance by a child), Penal Code;
363363 (C) an offense under Section 20.04(a)(4)
364364 (Aggravated kidnapping), Penal Code, if the defendant committed the
365365 offense with intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually;
366366 (D) an offense under Section 30.02 (Burglary),
367367 Penal Code, if the offense is punishable under Subsection (d) of
368368 that section and the defendant committed the offense with intent to
369369 commit a felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (C) of Subdivision (5);
370370 or
371371 (E) an offense under the laws of another state,
372372 federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform Code of
373373 Military Justice if the offense contains elements that are
374374 substantially similar to the elements of an offense listed under
375375 Paragraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).
376376 SECTION 13. Article 102.0186(a), Code of Criminal
377377 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
378378 (a) A person convicted of an offense under Section 21.02,
379379 21.11, 22.011(a)(2), 22.021(a)(1)(B), 22.03(a)(3), 43.25, 43.251,
380380 or 43.26, Penal Code, shall pay $100 on conviction of the offense.
381381 SECTION 14. Section 25.0341(a), Education Code, is amended
382382 to read as follows:
383383 (a) This section applies only to:
384384 (1) a student:
385385 (A) who has been convicted of continuous sexual
386386 abuse of young child or children under Section 21.02, Penal Code, or
387387 convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication for the offense of
388388 sexual assault under Section 22.011, Penal Code, [or] aggravated
389389 sexual assault under Section 22.021, Penal Code, or assault with
390390 bodily fluids under Section 22.03(a)(2) or (3), Penal Code,
391391 committed against another student who, at the time the offense
392392 occurred, was assigned to the same campus as the student convicted
393393 or placed on deferred adjudication;
394394 (B) who has been adjudicated under Section 54.03,
395395 Family Code, as having engaged in conduct described by Paragraph
396396 (A);
397397 (C) whose prosecution under Section 53.03,
398398 Family Code, for engaging in conduct described by Paragraph (A) has
399399 been deferred; or
400400 (D) who has been placed on probation under
401401 Section 54.04(d)(1), Family Code, for engaging in conduct described
402402 by Paragraph (A); and
403403 (2) a student who is the victim of conduct described by
404404 Subdivision (1)(A).
405405 SECTION 15. Section 37.007(a), Education Code, is amended
406406 to read as follows:
407407 (a) A student shall be expelled from a school if the
408408 student, on school property or while attending a school-sponsored
409409 or school-related activity on or off of school property:
410410 (1) uses, exhibits, or possesses:
411411 (A) a firearm as defined by Section 46.01(3),
412412 Penal Code;
413413 (B) an illegal knife as defined by Section
414414 46.01(6), Penal Code, or by local policy;
415415 (C) a club as defined by Section 46.01(1), Penal
416416 Code; or
417417 (D) a weapon listed as a prohibited weapon under
418418 Section 46.05, Penal Code;
419419 (2) engages in conduct that contains the elements of
420420 the offense of:
421421 (A) aggravated assault under Section 22.02,
422422 Penal Code, sexual assault under Section 22.011, Penal Code, or
423423 aggravated sexual assault under Section 22.021, Penal Code;
424424 (B) arson under Section 28.02, Penal Code;
425425 (C) murder under Section 19.02, Penal Code,
426426 capital murder under Section 19.03, Penal Code, or criminal
427427 attempt, under Section 15.01, Penal Code, to commit murder or
428428 capital murder;
429429 (D) indecency with a child under Section 21.11,
430430 Penal Code;
431431 (E) aggravated kidnapping under Section 20.04,
432432 Penal Code;
433433 (F) aggravated robbery under Section 29.03,
434434 Penal Code;
435435 (G) manslaughter under Section 19.04, Penal
436436 Code;
437437 (H) criminally negligent homicide under Section
438438 19.05, Penal Code; [or]
439439 (I) continuous sexual abuse of young child or
440440 children under Section 21.02, Penal Code; or
441441 (J) assault with bodily fluids under Section
442442 22.03(a)(2) or (3), Penal Code; or
443443 (3) engages in conduct specified by Section
444444 37.006(a)(2)(C) or (D), if the conduct is punishable as a felony.
445445 SECTION 16. Section 33.009, Family Code, is amended to read
446446 as follows:
447447 Sec. 33.009. OTHER REPORTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR. A
448448 court or the guardian ad litem or attorney ad litem for the minor
449449 shall report conduct reasonably believed to violate Section 21.02,
450450 22.011, 22.021, 22.03(a)(3), or 25.02, Penal Code, based on
451451 information obtained during a confidential court proceeding held
452452 under this chapter to:
453453 (1) any local or state law enforcement agency;
454454 (2) the Department of Family and Protective Services,
455455 if the alleged conduct involves a person responsible for the care,
456456 custody, or welfare of the child;
457457 (3) the state agency that operates, licenses,
458458 certifies, or registers the facility in which the alleged conduct
459459 occurred, if the alleged conduct occurred in a facility operated,
460460 licensed, certified, or registered by a state agency; or
461461 (4) an appropriate agency designated by the court.
462462 SECTION 17. Section 33.010, Family Code, is amended to read
463463 as follows:
464464 Sec. 33.010. CONFIDENTIALITY. Notwithstanding any other
465465 law, information obtained by the Department of Family and
466466 Protective Services or another entity under Section 33.008 or
467467 33.009 is confidential except to the extent necessary to prove a
468468 violation of Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, 22.03(a)(3), or 25.02,
469469 Penal Code.
470470 SECTION 18. Section 156.104, Family Code, is amended to
471471 read as follows:
472472 Sec. 156.104. MODIFICATION OF ORDER ON CONVICTION FOR CHILD
473473 ABUSE; PENALTY. (a) Except as provided by Section 156.1045, the
474474 conviction of a conservator for an offense under Section 21.02,
475475 Penal Code, or the conviction of a conservator or an order deferring
476476 adjudication with regard to the conservator, for an offense
477477 involving the abuse of a child under Section 21.11, 22.011, [or]
478478 22.021, or 22.03(a)(3), Penal Code, is a material and substantial
479479 change of circumstances sufficient to justify a temporary order and
480480 modification of an existing court order or portion of a decree that
481481 provides for the appointment of a conservator or that sets the terms
482482 and conditions of conservatorship or for the possession of or
483483 access to a child.
484484 (b) A person commits an offense if the person files a suit to
485485 modify an order or portion of a decree based on the grounds
486486 permitted under Subsection (a) and the person knows that the person
487487 against whom the motion is filed has not been convicted of an
488488 offense, or received deferred adjudication for an offense, under
489489 Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, [or] 22.021, or 22.03(a)(3), Penal
490490 Code. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
491491 SECTION 19. Section 161.001, Family Code, is amended to
492492 read as follows:
493493 Sec. 161.001. INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD
494494 RELATIONSHIP. The court may order termination of the parent-child
495495 relationship if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence:
496496 (1) that the parent has:
497497 (A) voluntarily left the child alone or in the
498498 possession of another not the parent and expressed an intent not to
499499 return;
500500 (B) voluntarily left the child alone or in the
501501 possession of another not the parent without expressing an intent
502502 to return, without providing for the adequate support of the child,
503503 and remained away for a period of at least three months;
504504 (C) voluntarily left the child alone or in the
505505 possession of another without providing adequate support of the
506506 child and remained away for a period of at least six months;
507507 (D) knowingly placed or knowingly allowed the
508508 child to remain in conditions or surroundings which endanger the
509509 physical or emotional well-being of the child;
510510 (E) engaged in conduct or knowingly placed the
511511 child with persons who engaged in conduct which endangers the
512512 physical or emotional well-being of the child;
513513 (F) failed to support the child in accordance
514514 with the parent's ability during a period of one year ending within
515515 six months of the date of the filing of the petition;
516516 (G) abandoned the child without identifying the
517517 child or furnishing means of identification, and the child's
518518 identity cannot be ascertained by the exercise of reasonable
519519 diligence;
520520 (H) voluntarily, and with knowledge of the
521521 pregnancy, abandoned the mother of the child beginning at a time
522522 during her pregnancy with the child and continuing through the
523523 birth, failed to provide adequate support or medical care for the
524524 mother during the period of abandonment before the birth of the
525525 child, and remained apart from the child or failed to support the
526526 child since the birth;
527527 (I) contumaciously refused to submit to a
528528 reasonable and lawful order of a court under Subchapter D, Chapter
529529 261;
530530 (J) been the major cause of:
531531 (i) the failure of the child to be enrolled
532532 in school as required by the Education Code; or
533533 (ii) the child's absence from the child's
534534 home without the consent of the parents or guardian for a
535535 substantial length of time or without the intent to return;
536536 (K) executed before or after the suit is filed an
537537 unrevoked or irrevocable affidavit of relinquishment of parental
538538 rights as provided by this chapter;
539539 (L) been convicted or has been placed on
540540 community supervision, including deferred adjudication community
541541 supervision, for being criminally responsible for the death or
542542 serious injury of a child under the following sections of the Penal
543543 Code or adjudicated under Title 3 for conduct that caused the death
544544 or serious injury of a child and that would constitute a violation
545545 of one of the following Penal Code sections:
546546 (i) Section 19.02 (murder);
547547 (ii) Section 19.03 (capital murder);
548548 (iii) Section 19.04 (manslaughter);
549549 (iv) Section 21.11 (indecency with a
550550 child);
551551 (v) Section 22.01 (assault);
552552 (vi) Section 22.011 (sexual assault);
553553 (vii) Section 22.02 (aggravated assault);
554554 (viii) Section 22.021 (aggravated sexual
555555 assault);
556556 (ix) Section 22.03(a)(3) (assault with
557557 bodily fluids);
558558 (x) Section 22.04 (injury to a child, elderly
559559 individual, or disabled individual);
560560 (xi) [(x)] Section 22.041 (abandoning or
561561 endangering child);
562562 (xii) [(xi)] Section 25.02 (prohibited
563563 sexual conduct);
564564 (xiii) [(xii)] Section 43.25 (sexual
565565 performance by a child);
566566 (xiv) [(xiii)] Section 43.26 (possession or
567567 promotion of child pornography); and
568568 (xv) [(xiv)] Section 21.02 (continuous
569569 sexual abuse of young child or children);
570570 (M) had his or her parent-child relationship
571571 terminated with respect to another child based on a finding that the
572572 parent's conduct was in violation of Paragraph (D) or (E) or
573573 substantially equivalent provisions of the law of another state;
574574 (N) constructively abandoned the child who has
575575 been in the permanent or temporary managing conservatorship of the
576576 Department of Family and Protective Services or an authorized
577577 agency for not less than six months, and:
578578 (i) the department or authorized agency has
579579 made reasonable efforts to return the child to the parent;
580580 (ii) the parent has not regularly visited
581581 or maintained significant contact with the child; and
582582 (iii) the parent has demonstrated an
583583 inability to provide the child with a safe environment;
584584 (O) failed to comply with the provisions of a
585585 court order that specifically established the actions necessary for
586586 the parent to obtain the return of the child who has been in the
587587 permanent or temporary managing conservatorship of the Department
588588 of Family and Protective Services for not less than nine months as a
589589 result of the child's removal from the parent under Chapter 262 for
590590 the abuse or neglect of the child;
591591 (P) used a controlled substance, as defined by
592592 Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, in a manner that endangered the
593593 health or safety of the child, and:
594594 (i) failed to complete a court-ordered
595595 substance abuse treatment program; or
596596 (ii) after completion of a court-ordered
597597 substance abuse treatment program, continued to abuse a controlled
598598 substance;
599599 (Q) knowingly engaged in criminal conduct that
600600 has resulted in the parent's:
601601 (i) conviction of an offense; and
602602 (ii) confinement or imprisonment and
603603 inability to care for the child for not less than two years from the
604604 date of filing the petition;
605605 (R) been the cause of the child being born
606606 addicted to alcohol or a controlled substance, other than a
607607 controlled substance legally obtained by prescription, as defined
608608 by Section 261.001;
609609 (S) voluntarily delivered the child to a
610610 designated emergency infant care provider under Section 262.302
611611 without expressing an intent to return for the child; or
612612 (T) been convicted of the murder of the other
613613 parent of the child under Section 19.02 or 19.03, Penal Code, or
614614 under a law of another state, federal law, the law of a foreign
615615 country, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice that contains
616616 elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an
617617 offense under Section 19.02 or 19.03, Penal Code; and
618618 (2) that termination is in the best interest of the
619619 child.
620620 SECTION 20. Section 161.007, Family Code, is amended to
621621 read as follows:
622622 Sec. 161.007. TERMINATION WHEN PREGNANCY RESULTS FROM
623623 CRIMINAL ACT. The court may order the termination of the
624624 parent-child relationship of a parent and a child if the court finds
625625 that:
626626 (1) the parent has been convicted of an offense
627627 committed under Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, 22.03(a)(3), or
628628 25.02, Penal Code;
629629 (2) as a direct result of the commission of the offense
630630 by the parent, the victim of the offense became pregnant with the
631631 parent's child; and
632632 (3) termination is in the best interest of the child.
633633 SECTION 21. Section 261.001(1), Family Code, is amended to
634634 read as follows:
635635 (1) "Abuse" includes the following acts or omissions
636636 by a person:
637637 (A) mental or emotional injury to a child that
638638 results in an observable and material impairment in the child's
639639 growth, development, or psychological functioning;
640640 (B) causing or permitting the child to be in a
641641 situation in which the child sustains a mental or emotional injury
642642 that results in an observable and material impairment in the
643643 child's growth, development, or psychological functioning;
644644 (C) physical injury that results in substantial
645645 harm to the child, or the genuine threat of substantial harm from
646646 physical injury to the child, including an injury that is at
647647 variance with the history or explanation given and excluding an
648648 accident or reasonable discipline by a parent, guardian, or
649649 managing or possessory conservator that does not expose the child
650650 to a substantial risk of harm;
651651 (D) failure to make a reasonable effort to
652652 prevent an action by another person that results in physical injury
653653 that results in substantial harm to the child;
654654 (E) sexual conduct harmful to a child's mental,
655655 emotional, or physical welfare, including conduct that constitutes
656656 the offense of continuous sexual abuse of young child or children
657657 under Section 21.02, Penal Code, indecency with a child under
658658 Section 21.11, Penal Code, sexual assault under Section 22.011,
659659 Penal Code, [or] aggravated sexual assault under Section 22.021,
660660 Penal Code, or assault with bodily fluids under Section
661661 22.03(a)(3), Penal Code;
662662 (F) failure to make a reasonable effort to
663663 prevent sexual conduct harmful to a child;
664664 (G) compelling or encouraging the child to engage
665665 in sexual conduct as defined by Section 43.01, Penal Code;
666666 (H) causing, permitting, encouraging, engaging
667667 in, or allowing the photographing, filming, or depicting of the
668668 child if the person knew or should have known that the resulting
669669 photograph, film, or depiction of the child is obscene as defined by
670670 Section 43.21, Penal Code, or pornographic;
671671 (I) the current use by a person of a controlled
672672 substance as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, in a
673673 manner or to the extent that the use results in physical, mental, or
674674 emotional injury to a child;
675675 (J) causing, expressly permitting, or
676676 encouraging a child to use a controlled substance as defined by
677677 Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code; or
678678 (K) causing, permitting, encouraging, engaging
679679 in, or allowing a sexual performance by a child as defined by
680680 Section 43.25, Penal Code.
681681 SECTION 22. Section 262.2015(b), Family Code, is amended to
682682 read as follows:
683683 (b) The court may find under Subsection (a) that a parent
684684 has subjected the child to aggravated circumstances if:
685685 (1) the parent abandoned the child without
686686 identification or a means for identifying the child;
687687 (2) the child is a victim of serious bodily injury or
688688 sexual abuse inflicted by the parent or by another person with the
689689 parent's consent;
690690 (3) the parent has engaged in conduct against the
691691 child that would constitute an offense under the following
692692 provisions of the Penal Code:
693693 (A) Section 19.02 (murder);
694694 (B) Section 19.03 (capital murder);
695695 (C) Section 19.04 (manslaughter);
696696 (D) Section 21.11 (indecency with a child);
697697 (E) Section 22.011 (sexual assault);
698698 (F) Section 22.02 (aggravated assault);
699699 (G) Section 22.021 (aggravated sexual assault);
700700 (H) Section 22.03(a)(3) (assault with bodily
701701 fluids);
702702 (I) Section 22.04 (injury to a child, elderly
703703 individual, or disabled individual);
704704 (J) [(I)] Section 22.041 (abandoning or
705705 endangering child);
706706 (K) [(J)] Section 25.02 (prohibited sexual
707707 conduct);
708708 (L) [(K)] Section 43.25 (sexual performance by a
709709 child);
710710 (M) [(L)] Section 43.26 (possession or promotion
711711 of child pornography); or
712712 (N) [(M)] Section 21.02 (continuous sexual abuse
713713 of young child or children);
714714 (4) the parent voluntarily left the child alone or in
715715 the possession of another person not the parent of the child for at
716716 least six months without expressing an intent to return and without
717717 providing adequate support for the child;
718718 (5) the parent's parental rights with regard to
719719 another child have been involuntarily terminated based on a finding
720720 that the parent's conduct violated Section 161.001(1)(D) or (E) or
721721 a substantially equivalent provision of another state's law;
722722 (6) the parent has been convicted for:
723723 (A) the murder of another child of the parent and
724724 the offense would have been an offense under 18 U.S.C. Section
725725 1111(a) if the offense had occurred in the special maritime or
726726 territorial jurisdiction of the United States;
727727 (B) the voluntary manslaughter of another child
728728 of the parent and the offense would have been an offense under 18
729729 U.S.C. Section 1112(a) if the offense had occurred in the special
730730 maritime or territorial jurisdiction of the United States;
731731 (C) aiding or abetting, attempting, conspiring,
732732 or soliciting an offense under Subdivision (A) or (B); or
733733 (D) the felony assault of the child or another
734734 child of the parent that resulted in serious bodily injury to the
735735 child or another child of the parent; or
736736 (7) the parent's parental rights with regard to two
737737 other children have been involuntarily terminated.
738738 SECTION 23. Section 411.1471(a), Government Code, is
739739 amended to read as follows:
740740 (a) This section applies to a defendant who is:
741741 (1) indicted or waives indictment for a felony
742742 prohibited or punishable under any of the following Penal Code
743743 sections:
744744 (A) Section 20.04(a)(4);
745745 (B) Section 21.11;
746746 (C) Section 22.011;
747747 (D) Section 22.021;
748748 (E) Section 22.03(a)(2) or (3);
749749 (F) Section 25.02;
750750 (G) [(F)] Section 30.02(d);
751751 (H) [(G)] Section 43.05;
752752 (I) [(H)] Section 43.25;
753753 (J) [(I)] Section 43.26; or
754754 (K) [(J)] Section 21.02;
755755 (2) arrested for a felony described by Subdivision (1)
756756 after having been previously convicted of or placed on deferred
757757 adjudication for an offense described by Subdivision (1) or an
758758 offense punishable under Section 30.02(c)(2), Penal Code; or
759759 (3) convicted of an offense under Section 21.07 or
760760 21.08, Penal Code.
761761 SECTION 24. Section 420.003(4), Government Code, is amended
762762 to read as follows:
763763 (4) "Sexual assault" means any act or attempted act as
764764 described by Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 22.03(a)(2) or
765765 (3), or 25.02, Penal Code.
766766 SECTION 25. Section 501.061(a), Government Code, is amended
767767 to read as follows:
768768 (a) A physician employed or retained by the department may
769769 perform an orchiectomy on an inmate only if:
770770 (1) the inmate has been convicted of an offense under
771771 Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011(a)(2), [or] 22.021(a)(2)(B), or
772772 22.03(a)(3), Penal Code, and has previously been convicted under
773773 one or more of those sections;
774774 (2) the inmate is 21 years of age or older;
775775 (3) the inmate requests the procedure in writing;
776776 (4) the inmate signs a statement admitting the inmate
777777 committed the offense described by Subsection (a)(1) for which the
778778 inmate has been convicted;
779779 (5) a psychiatrist and a psychologist who are
780780 appointed by the department and have experience in the treatment of
781781 sex offenders:
782782 (A) evaluate the inmate and determine that the
783783 inmate is a suitable candidate for the procedure; and
784784 (B) counsel the inmate before the inmate
785785 undergoes the procedure;
786786 (6) the physician obtains the inmate's informed,
787787 written consent to undergo the procedure;
788788 (7) the inmate has not previously requested that the
789789 department perform the procedure and subsequently withdrawn the
790790 request; and
791791 (8) the inmate consults with a monitor as provided by
792792 Subsection (f).
793793 SECTION 26. Section 508.046, Government Code, is amended to
794794 read as follows:
795795 Sec. 508.046. EXTRAORDINARY VOTE REQUIRED. To release on
796796 parole an inmate who was convicted of an offense under Section
797797 21.02, 21.11(a)(1), [or] 22.021, or 22.03(a)(3), Penal Code, or who
798798 is required under Section 508.145(c) to serve 35 calendar years
799799 before becoming eligible for release on parole, all members of the
800800 board must vote on the release on parole of the inmate, and at least
801801 two-thirds of the members must vote in favor of the release on
802802 parole. A member of the board may not vote on the release unless the
803803 member first receives a copy of a written report from the department
804804 on the probability that the inmate would commit an offense after
805805 being released on parole.
806806 SECTION 27. Section 508.145(d), Government Code, is amended
807807 to read as follows:
808808 (d) An inmate serving a sentence for an offense described by
809809 Section 3g(a)(1)(A), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), [or] (I), (J), or
810810 (K), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or for an offense
811811 for which the judgment contains an affirmative finding under
812812 Section 3g(a)(2) of that article, is not eligible for release on
813813 parole until the inmate's actual calendar time served, without
814814 consideration of good conduct time, equals one-half of the sentence
815815 or 30 calendar years, whichever is less, but in no event is the
816816 inmate eligible for release on parole in less than two calendar
817817 years.
818818 SECTION 28. Section 508.149(a), Government Code, is amended
819819 to read as follows:
820820 (a) An inmate may not be released to mandatory supervision
821821 if the inmate is serving a sentence for or has been previously
822822 convicted of:
823823 (1) an offense for which the judgment contains an
824824 affirmative finding under Section 3g(a)(2), Article 42.12, Code of
825825 Criminal Procedure;
826826 (2) a first degree felony or a second degree felony
827827 under Section 19.02, Penal Code;
828828 (3) a capital felony under Section 19.03, Penal Code;
829829 (4) a first degree felony or a second degree felony
830830 under Section 20.04, Penal Code;
831831 (5) an offense under Section 21.11, Penal Code;
832832 (6) a felony under Section 22.011, Penal Code;
833833 (7) a first degree felony or a second degree felony
834834 under Section 22.02, Penal Code;
835835 (8) a first degree felony under Section 22.021, Penal
836836 Code;
837837 (9) a first degree felony under Section 22.04, Penal
838838 Code;
839839 (10) a first degree felony under Section 28.02, Penal
840840 Code;
841841 (11) a second degree felony under Section 29.02, Penal
842842 Code;
843843 (12) a first degree felony under Section 29.03, Penal
844844 Code;
845845 (13) a first degree felony under Section 30.02, Penal
846846 Code;
847847 (14) a felony for which the punishment is increased
848848 under Section 481.134 or Section 481.140, Health and Safety Code;
849849 (15) an offense under Section 43.25, Penal Code; [or]
850850 (16) an offense under Section 21.02, Penal Code; or
851851 (17) a felony under Section 22.03, Penal Code.
852852 SECTION 29. Section 508.187(a), Government Code, is amended
853853 to read as follows:
854854 (a) This section applies only to a releasee serving a
855855 sentence for an offense under:
856856 (1) Section 43.25 or 43.26, Penal Code;
857857 (2) Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021,
858858 22.03(a)(3), or 25.02, Penal Code;
859859 (3) Section 20.04(a)(4), Penal Code, if the releasee
860860 committed the offense with the intent to violate or abuse the victim
861861 sexually; or
862862 (4) Section 30.02, Penal Code, punishable under
863863 Subsection (d) of that section, if the releasee committed the
864864 offense with the intent to commit a felony listed in Subdivision (2)
865865 or (3).
866866 SECTION 30. Section 508.189(a), Government Code, is amended
867867 to read as follows:
868868 (a) A parole panel shall require as a condition of parole or
869869 mandatory supervision that a releasee convicted of an offense under
870870 Section 21.02, 21.08, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 22.03(a)(2) or (3),
871871 25.02, 43.25, or 43.26, Penal Code, pay to the division a parole
872872 supervision fee of $5 each month during the period of parole
873873 supervision.
874874 SECTION 31. Section 242.126(c), Health and Safety Code, is
875875 amended to read as follows:
876876 (c) The agency shall begin the investigation:
877877 (1) within 24 hours of receipt of the report or other
878878 allegation, if the report of abuse or neglect or other complaint
879879 alleges that:
880880 (A) a resident's health or safety is in imminent
881881 danger;
882882 (B) a resident has recently died because of
883883 conduct alleged in the report of abuse or neglect or other
884884 complaint;
885885 (C) a resident has been hospitalized or been
886886 treated in an emergency room because of conduct alleged in the
887887 report of abuse or neglect or other complaint;
888888 (D) a resident has been a victim of any act or
889889 attempted act described by Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, [or]
890890 22.021, or 22.03(a)(2) or (3), Penal Code; or
891891 (E) a resident has suffered bodily injury, as
892892 that term is defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, because of conduct
893893 alleged in the report of abuse or neglect or other complaint; or
894894 (2) before the end of the next working day after the
895895 date of receipt of the report of abuse or neglect or other
896896 complaint, if the report or complaint alleges the existence of
897897 circumstances that could result in abuse or neglect and that could
898898 place a resident's health or safety in imminent danger.
899899 SECTION 32. Section 250.006(a), Health and Safety Code, is
900900 amended to read as follows:
901901 (a) A person for whom the facility is entitled to obtain
902902 criminal history record information may not be employed in a
903903 facility if the person has been convicted of an offense listed in
904904 this subsection:
905905 (1) an offense under Chapter 19, Penal Code (criminal
906906 homicide);
907907 (2) an offense under Chapter 20, Penal Code
908908 (kidnapping and unlawful restraint);
909909 (3) an offense under Section 21.02, Penal Code
910910 (continuous sexual abuse of young child or children), or Section
911911 21.11, Penal Code (indecency with a child);
912912 (4) an offense under Section 22.011, Penal Code
913913 (sexual assault);
914914 (5) an offense under Section 22.02, Penal Code
915915 (aggravated assault), or Section 22.03(a)(2) or (3), Penal Code
916916 (assault with bodily fluids);
917917 (6) an offense under Section 22.04, Penal Code (injury
918918 to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual);
919919 (7) an offense under Section 22.041, Penal Code
920920 (abandoning or endangering child);
921921 (8) an offense under Section 22.08, Penal Code (aiding
922922 suicide);
923923 (9) an offense under Section 25.031, Penal Code
924924 (agreement to abduct from custody);
925925 (10) an offense under Section 25.08, Penal Code (sale
926926 or purchase of a child);
927927 (11) an offense under Section 28.02, Penal Code
928928 (arson);
929929 (12) an offense under Section 29.02, Penal Code
930930 (robbery);
931931 (13) an offense under Section 29.03, Penal Code
932932 (aggravated robbery);
933933 (14) an offense under Section 21.08, Penal Code
934934 (indecent exposure);
935935 (15) an offense under Section 21.12, Penal Code
936936 (improper relationship between educator and student);
937937 (16) an offense under Section 21.15, Penal Code
938938 (improper photography or visual recording);
939939 (17) an offense under Section 22.05, Penal Code
940940 (deadly conduct);
941941 (18) an offense under Section 22.021, Penal Code
942942 (aggravated sexual assault);
943943 (19) an offense under Section 22.07, Penal Code
944944 (terroristic threat);
945945 (20) an offense under Section 33.021, Penal Code
946946 (online solicitation of a minor);
947947 (21) an offense under Section 34.02, Penal Code (money
948948 laundering);
949949 (22) an offense under Section 35A.02, Penal Code
950950 (Medicaid fraud);
951951 (23) an offense under Section 42.09, Penal Code
952952 (cruelty to animals); or
953953 (24) a conviction under the laws of another state,
954954 federal law, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice for an offense
955955 containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements
956956 of an offense listed by this subsection.
957957 SECTION 33. Section 841.002(8), Health and Safety Code, is
958958 amended to read as follows:
959959 (8) "Sexually violent offense" means:
960960 (A) an offense under Section 21.02, 21.11(a)(1),
961961 22.011, [or] 22.021, or 22.03(a)(2) or (3), Penal Code;
962962 (B) an offense under Section 20.04(a)(4), Penal
963963 Code, if the person committed the offense with the intent to violate
964964 or abuse the victim sexually;
965965 (C) an offense under Section 30.02, Penal Code,
966966 if the offense is punishable under Subsection (d) of that section
967967 and the person committed the offense with the intent to commit an
968968 offense listed in Paragraph (A) or (B);
969969 (D) an offense under Section 19.02 or 19.03,
970970 Penal Code, that, during the guilt or innocence phase or the
971971 punishment phase for the offense, during the adjudication or
972972 disposition of delinquent conduct constituting the offense, or
973973 subsequently during a civil commitment proceeding under Subchapter
974974 D, is determined beyond a reasonable doubt to have been based on
975975 sexually motivated conduct;
976976 (E) an attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation, as
977977 defined by Chapter 15, Penal Code, to commit an offense listed in
978978 Paragraph (A), (B), (C), or (D);
979979 (F) an offense under prior state law that
980980 contains elements substantially similar to the elements of an
981981 offense listed in Paragraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E); or
982982 (G) an offense under the law of another state,
983983 federal law, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice that contains
984984 elements substantially similar to the elements of an offense listed
985985 in Paragraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E).
986986 SECTION 34. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
987987 section, the change in law made by this Act applies only to an
988988 offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An
989989 offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed
990990 by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former
991991 law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this
992992 subsection, an offense was committed before the effective date of
993993 this Act if any element of the offense was committed before that
994994 date.
995995 (b) The change in law made by this Act to Section 841.002,
996996 Health and Safety Code, applies only to an individual who on or
997997 after the effective date of this Act is serving a sentence in the
998998 Texas Department of Criminal Justice or is committed to the
999999 Department of State Health Services or the Department of Aging and
10001000 Disability Services for an offense committed before, on, or after
10011001 the effective date of this Act.
10021002 SECTION 35. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.