83R26218 MAW-D
By: King of Taylor H.B. No. 1011
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1011:
By: Herrero C.S.H.B. No. 1011
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the punishment for the offense of online solicitation
of a minor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 33.021, Penal Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (f-1) to read as
follows:
(f) An offense under Subsection (b) is a felony of the third
degree, except that the offense is a felony of the second degree if
the minor is younger than 14 years of age or is an individual whom
the actor believes to be younger than 14 years of age at the time of
the commission of the offense.
(f-1) An offense under Subsection (c) is a felony of the
second degree, except that the minimum term of imprisonment for the
offense is increased to five years if the actor, after soliciting
the minor on the actor's own behalf, travels with the intent to meet
the minor.
SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.