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1-86R27729 ADM-F
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22 By: Smith H.B. No. 3177
3- Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3177:
4- By: Collier C.S.H.B. No. 3177
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75 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
86 AN ACT
97 relating to the prosecution of the offense of continuous sexual
10- abuse of a child or disabled individual; creating a criminal
11- offense.
8+ abuse of a child or disabled individual.
129 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1310 ARTICLE I. OFFENSE
1411 SECTION 1.01. The heading to Section 21.02, Penal Code, is
1512 amended to read as follows:
1613 Sec. 21.02. CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF YOUNG CHILD OR
1714 DISABLED INDIVIDUAL [CHILDREN].
1815 SECTION 1.02. Sections 21.02(a), (b), (c), and (g), Penal
1916 Code, are amended to read as follows:
2017 (a) In this section:
2118 (1) "Child" [, "child"] has the meaning assigned by
2219 Section 22.011(c).
23- (2) "Disabled individual" means a person:
24- (A) with one or more of the following:
25- (i) developmental disability, as defined by
26- Section 112.042, Human Resources Code;
27- (ii) intellectual disability, as defined by
28- Section 591.003, Health and Safety Code; or
29- (iii) traumatic brain injury, as defined by
30- Section 92.001, Health and Safety Code; or
31- (B) who otherwise by reason of age or physical or
32- mental disease, defect, or injury is substantially unable to
33- protect the person's self from harm or to provide food, shelter, or
34- medical care for the person's self.
20+ (2) "Disabled individual" has the meaning assigned by
21+ Section 22.04(c).
3522 (b) A person commits an offense if:
3623 (1) during a period that is 30 or more days in
3724 duration, the person commits two or more acts of sexual abuse,
3825 regardless of whether the acts of sexual abuse are committed
3926 against one or more victims; and
4027 (2) at the time of the commission of each of the acts
4128 of sexual abuse, the actor is 17 years of age or older and the victim
4229 is:
4330 (A) a child younger than 14 years of age,
4431 regardless of whether the actor knows the age of the victim at the
4532 time of the offense; or
4633 (B) a disabled individual.
4734 (c) For purposes of this section, "act of sexual abuse"
4835 means any act that is a violation of one or more of the following
4936 penal laws:
5037 (1) aggravated kidnapping under Section 20.04(a)(4),
5138 if the actor committed the offense with the intent to violate or
5239 abuse the victim sexually;
5340 (2) indecency with a child under Section 21.11(a)(1),
5441 if the actor committed the offense in a manner other than by
5542 touching, including touching through clothing, the breast of a
5643 child;
5744 (3) sexual assault under Section 22.011;
5845 (4) aggravated sexual assault under Section 22.021;
5946 (5) burglary under Section 30.02, if the offense is
6047 punishable under Subsection (d) of that section and the actor
6148 committed the offense with the intent to commit an offense listed in
6249 Subdivisions (1)-(4);
6350 (6) sexual performance by a child under Section 43.25;
6451 (7) trafficking of persons under Section
6552 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), [20A.02(a)(7)] or (8); and
6653 (8) compelling prostitution under Section 43.05
6754 [43.05(a)(2)].
6855 (g) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this
6956 section with respect to a victim described by Subsection (b)(2)(A)
7057 that the actor:
7158 (1) was not more than five years older than any[:
7259 [(A) the] victim of the offense[, if the offense
7360 is alleged to have been committed against only one victim; or
7461 [(B) the youngest victim of the offense, if the
7562 offense is alleged to have been committed against more than one
7663 victim];
7764 (2) did not use duress, force, or a threat against a
7865 victim at the time of the commission of any of the acts of sexual
7966 abuse alleged as an element of the offense; and
8067 (3) at the time of the commission of any of the acts of
8168 sexual abuse alleged as an element of the offense:
8269 (A) was not required under Chapter 62, Code of
8370 Criminal Procedure, to register for life as a sex offender; or
8471 (B) was not a person who under Chapter 62 had a
8572 reportable conviction or adjudication for an offense under this
8673 section or an act of sexual abuse as described by Subsection (c).
8774 ARTICLE II. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
8875 SECTION 2.01. Section 16.0045(a), Civil Practice and
8976 Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
9077 (a) A person must bring suit for personal injury not later
9178 than 15 years after the day the cause of action accrues if the
9279 injury arises as a result of conduct that violates:
9380 (1) Section 22.011(a)(2), Penal Code (sexual assault
9481 of a child);
9582 (2) Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code (aggravated
9683 sexual assault of a child);
9784 (3) Section 21.02, Penal Code (continuous sexual abuse
9885 of young child or disabled individual [children]);
9986 (4) Section 20A.02(a)(7)(A), (B), (C), (D), or (H) or
10087 Section 20A.02(a)(8), Penal Code, involving an activity described
10188 by Section 20A.02(a)(7)(A), (B), (C), (D), or (H) or sexual conduct
10289 with a child trafficked in the manner described by Section
10390 20A.02(a)(7), Penal Code (certain sexual trafficking of a child);
10491 (5) Section 43.05(a)(2), Penal Code (compelling
10592 prostitution by a child); or
10693 (6) Section 21.11, Penal Code (indecency with a
10794 child).
10895 SECTION 2.02. Section 33.013(b), Civil Practice and
10996 Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
11097 (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), each liable defendant
11198 is, in addition to his liability under Subsection (a), jointly and
11299 severally liable for the damages recoverable by the claimant under
113100 Section 33.012 with respect to a cause of action if:
114101 (1) the percentage of responsibility attributed to the
115102 defendant with respect to a cause of action is greater than 50
116103 percent; or
117104 (2) the defendant, with the specific intent to do harm
118105 to others, acted in concert with another person to engage in the
119106 conduct described in the following provisions of the Penal Code and
120107 in so doing proximately caused the damages legally recoverable by
121108 the claimant:
122109 (A) Section 19.02 (murder);
123110 (B) Section 19.03 (capital murder);
124111 (C) Section 20.04 (aggravated kidnapping);
125112 (D) Section 22.02 (aggravated assault);
126113 (E) Section 22.011 (sexual assault);
127114 (F) Section 22.021 (aggravated sexual assault);
128115 (G) Section 22.04 (injury to a child, elderly
129116 individual, or disabled individual);
130117 (H) Section 32.21 (forgery);
131118 (I) Section 32.43 (commercial bribery);
132119 (J) Section 32.45 (misapplication of fiduciary
133120 property or property of financial institution);
134121 (K) Section 32.46 (securing execution of
135122 document by deception);
136123 (L) Section 32.47 (fraudulent destruction,
137124 removal, or concealment of writing);
138125 (M) conduct described in Chapter 31 the
139126 punishment level for which is a felony of the third degree or
140127 higher; or
141128 (N) Section 21.02 (continuous sexual abuse of
142129 young child or disabled individual [children]).
143130 SECTION 2.03. Section 41.008(c), Civil Practice and
144131 Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
145132 (c) This section does not apply to a cause of action against
146133 a defendant from whom a plaintiff seeks recovery of exemplary
147134 damages based on conduct described as a felony in the following
148135 sections of the Penal Code if, except for Sections 49.07 and 49.08,
149136 the conduct was committed knowingly or intentionally:
150137 (1) Section 19.02 (murder);
151138 (2) Section 19.03 (capital murder);
152139 (3) Section 20.04 (aggravated kidnapping);
153140 (4) Section 22.02 (aggravated assault);
154141 (5) Section 22.011 (sexual assault);
155142 (6) Section 22.021 (aggravated sexual assault);
156143 (7) Section 22.04 (injury to a child, elderly
157144 individual, or disabled individual, but not if the conduct occurred
158145 while providing health care as defined by Section 74.001);
159146 (8) Section 32.21 (forgery);
160147 (9) Section 32.43 (commercial bribery);
161148 (10) Section 32.45 (misapplication of fiduciary
162149 property or property of financial institution);
163150 (11) Section 32.46 (securing execution of document by
164151 deception);
165152 (12) Section 32.47 (fraudulent destruction, removal,
166153 or concealment of writing);
167154 (13) Chapter 31 (theft) the punishment level for which
168155 is a felony of the third degree or higher;
169156 (14) Section 49.07 (intoxication assault);
170157 (15) Section 49.08 (intoxication manslaughter);
171158 (16) Section 21.02 (continuous sexual abuse of young
172159 child or disabled individual [children]); or
173160 (17) Chapter 20A (trafficking of persons).
174161 SECTION 2.04. Section 61.0021(a), Civil Practice and
175162 Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
176163 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code,
177164 attachment is available to a plaintiff who:
178165 (1) has general grounds for issuance under Sections
179166 61.001(2) and (3); and
180167 (2) institutes a suit for personal injury arising as a
181168 result of conduct that violates:
182169 (A) Section 22.011(a)(2), Penal Code (sexual
183170 assault of a child);
184171 (B) Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code
185172 (aggravated sexual assault of a child);
186173 (C) Section 21.02, Penal Code (continuous sexual
187174 abuse of young child or disabled individual [children]); or
188175 (D) Section 21.11, Penal Code (indecency with a
189176 child).
190177 SECTION 2.05. Section 125.0015(a), Civil Practice and
191178 Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
192179 (a) A person who maintains a place to which persons
193180 habitually go for the following purposes and who knowingly
194181 tolerates the activity and furthermore fails to make reasonable
195182 attempts to abate the activity maintains a common nuisance:
196183 (1) discharge of a firearm in a public place as
197184 prohibited by the Penal Code;
198185 (2) reckless discharge of a firearm as prohibited by
199186 the Penal Code;
200187 (3) engaging in organized criminal activity as a
201188 member of a combination as prohibited by the Penal Code;
202189 (4) delivery, possession, manufacture, or use of a
203190 substance or other item in violation of Chapter 481, Health and
204191 Safety Code;
205192 (5) gambling, gambling promotion, or communicating
206193 gambling information as prohibited by the Penal Code;
207194 (6) prostitution, promotion of prostitution, or
208195 aggravated promotion of prostitution as prohibited by the Penal
209196 Code;
210197 (7) compelling prostitution as prohibited by the Penal
211198 Code;
212199 (8) commercial manufacture, commercial distribution,
213200 or commercial exhibition of obscene material as prohibited by the
214201 Penal Code;
215202 (9) aggravated assault as described by Section 22.02,
216203 Penal Code;
217204 (10) sexual assault as described by Section 22.011,
218205 Penal Code;
219206 (11) aggravated sexual assault as described by Section
220207 22.021, Penal Code;
221208 (12) robbery as described by Section 29.02, Penal
222209 Code;
223210 (13) aggravated robbery as described by Section 29.03,
224211 Penal Code;
225212 (14) unlawfully carrying a weapon as described by
226213 Section 46.02, Penal Code;
227214 (15) murder as described by Section 19.02, Penal Code;
228215 (16) capital murder as described by Section 19.03,
229216 Penal Code;
230217 (17) continuous sexual abuse of young child or
231218 disabled individual [children] as described by Section 21.02, Penal
232219 Code;
233220 (18) massage therapy or other massage services in
234221 violation of Chapter 455, Occupations Code;
235222 (19) employing a minor at a sexually oriented business
236223 as defined by Section 243.002, Local Government Code;
237224 (20) trafficking of persons as described by Section
238225 20A.02, Penal Code;
239226 (21) sexual conduct or performance by a child as
240227 described by Section 43.25, Penal Code;
241228 (22) employment harmful to a child as described by
242229 Section 43.251, Penal Code;
243230 (23) criminal trespass as described by Section 30.05,
244231 Penal Code;
245232 (24) disorderly conduct as described by Section 42.01,
246233 Penal Code;
247234 (25) arson as described by Section 28.02, Penal Code;
248235 (26) criminal mischief as described by Section 28.03,
249236 Penal Code, that causes a pecuniary loss of $500 or more; or
250237 (27) a graffiti offense in violation of Section 28.08,
251238 Penal Code.
252239 SECTION 2.06. Article 2.32(b), Code of Criminal Procedure,
253240 is amended to read as follows:
254241 (b) Unless good cause exists that makes electronic
255242 recording infeasible, a law enforcement agency shall make a
256243 complete and contemporaneous electronic recording of any custodial
257244 interrogation that occurs in a place of detention and is of a person
258245 suspected of committing or charged with the commission of an
259246 offense under:
260247 (1) Section 19.02, Penal Code (murder);
261248 (2) Section 19.03, Penal Code (capital murder);
262249 (3) Section 20.03, Penal Code (kidnapping);
263250 (4) Section 20.04, Penal Code (aggravated
264251 kidnapping);
265252 (5) Section 20A.02, Penal Code (trafficking of
266253 persons);
267254 (6) Section 20A.03, Penal Code (continuous
268255 trafficking of persons);
269256 (7) Section 21.02, Penal Code (continuous sexual abuse
270257 of young child or disabled individual [children]);
271258 (8) Section 21.11, Penal Code (indecency with a
272259 child);
273260 (9) Section 21.12, Penal Code (improper relationship
274261 between educator and student);
275262 (10) Section 22.011, Penal Code (sexual assault);
276263 (11) Section 22.021, Penal Code (aggravated sexual
277264 assault); or
278265 (12) Section 43.25, Penal Code (sexual performance by
279266 a child).
280267 SECTION 2.07. Article 12.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
281268 amended to read as follows:
282269 Art. 12.01. FELONIES. Except as provided in Article 12.03,
283270 felony indictments may be presented within these limits, and not
284271 afterward:
285272 (1) no limitation:
286273 (A) murder and manslaughter;
287274 (B) sexual assault under Section 22.011(a)(2),
288275 Penal Code, or aggravated sexual assault under Section
289276 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code;
290277 (C) sexual assault, if:
291278 (i) during the investigation of the offense
292279 biological matter is collected and subjected to forensic DNA
293280 testing and the testing results show that the matter does not match
294281 the victim or any other person whose identity is readily
295282 ascertained; or
296283 (ii) probable cause exists to believe that
297284 the defendant has committed the same or a similar sexual offense
298285 against five or more victims;
299286 (D) continuous sexual abuse of young child or
300287 disabled individual [children] under Section 21.02, Penal Code;
301288 (E) indecency with a child under Section 21.11,
302289 Penal Code;
303290 (F) an offense involving leaving the scene of an
304291 accident under Section 550.021, Transportation Code, if the
305292 accident resulted in the death of a person;
306293 (G) trafficking of persons under Section
307294 20A.02(a)(7) or (8), Penal Code;
308295 (H) continuous trafficking of persons under
309296 Section 20A.03, Penal Code; or
310297 (I) compelling prostitution under Section
311298 43.05(a)(2), Penal Code;
312299 (2) ten years from the date of the commission of the
313300 offense:
314301 (A) theft of any estate, real, personal or mixed,
315302 by an executor, administrator, guardian or trustee, with intent to
316303 defraud any creditor, heir, legatee, ward, distributee,
317304 beneficiary or settlor of a trust interested in such estate;
318305 (B) theft by a public servant of government
319306 property over which he exercises control in his official capacity;
320307 (C) forgery or the uttering, using or passing of
321308 forged instruments;
322309 (D) injury to an elderly or disabled individual
323310 punishable as a felony of the first degree under Section 22.04,
324311 Penal Code;
325312 (E) sexual assault, except as provided by
326313 Subdivision (1);
327314 (F) arson;
328315 (G) trafficking of persons under Section
329316 20A.02(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4), Penal Code; or
330317 (H) compelling prostitution under Section
331318 43.05(a)(1), Penal Code;
332319 (3) seven years from the date of the commission of the
333320 offense:
334321 (A) misapplication of fiduciary property or
335322 property of a financial institution;
336323 (B) securing execution of document by deception;
337324 (C) a felony violation under Chapter 162, Tax
338325 Code;
339326 (D) false statement to obtain property or credit
340327 under Section 32.32, Penal Code;
341328 (E) money laundering;
342329 (F) credit card or debit card abuse under Section
343330 32.31, Penal Code;
344331 (G) fraudulent use or possession of identifying
345332 information under Section 32.51, Penal Code;
346333 (H) exploitation of a child, elderly individual,
347334 or disabled individual under Section 32.53, Penal Code;
348335 (I) Medicaid fraud under Section 35A.02, Penal
349336 Code; or
350337 (J) bigamy under Section 25.01, Penal Code,
351338 except as provided by Subdivision (6);
352339 (4) five years from the date of the commission of the
353340 offense:
354341 (A) theft or robbery;
355342 (B) except as provided by Subdivision (5),
356343 kidnapping or burglary;
357344 (C) injury to an elderly or disabled individual
358345 that is not punishable as a felony of the first degree under Section
359346 22.04, Penal Code;
360347 (D) abandoning or endangering a child; or
361348 (E) insurance fraud;
362349 (5) if the investigation of the offense shows that the
363350 victim is younger than 17 years of age at the time the offense is
364351 committed, 20 years from the 18th birthday of the victim of one of
365352 the following offenses:
366353 (A) sexual performance by a child under Section
367354 43.25, Penal Code;
368355 (B) aggravated kidnapping under Section
369356 20.04(a)(4), Penal Code, if the defendant committed the offense
370357 with the intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually; or
371358 (C) burglary under Section 30.02, Penal Code, if
372359 the offense is punishable under Subsection (d) of that section and
373360 the defendant committed the offense with the intent to commit an
374361 offense described by Subdivision (1)(B) or (D) of this article or
375362 Paragraph (B) of this subdivision;
376363 (6) ten years from the 18th birthday of the victim of
377364 the offense:
378365 (A) trafficking of persons under Section
379366 20A.02(a)(5) or (6), Penal Code;
380367 (B) injury to a child under Section 22.04, Penal
381368 Code; or
382369 (C) bigamy under Section 25.01, Penal Code, if
383370 the investigation of the offense shows that the person, other than
384371 the legal spouse of the defendant, whom the defendant marries or
385372 purports to marry or with whom the defendant lives under the
386373 appearance of being married is younger than 18 years of age at the
387374 time the offense is committed; or
388375 (7) three years from the date of the commission of the
389376 offense: all other felonies.
390377 SECTION 2.08. Article 17.03(b), Code of Criminal Procedure,
391378 is amended to read as follows:
392379 (b) Only the court before whom the case is pending may
393380 release on personal bond a defendant who:
394381 (1) is charged with an offense under the following
395382 sections of the Penal Code:
396383 (A) Section 19.03 (Capital Murder);
397384 (B) Section 20.04 (Aggravated Kidnapping);
398385 (C) Section 22.021 (Aggravated Sexual Assault);
399386 (D) Section 22.03 (Deadly Assault on Law
400387 Enforcement or Corrections Officer, Member or Employee of Board of
401388 Pardons and Paroles, or Court Participant);
402389 (E) Section 22.04 (Injury to a Child, Elderly
403390 Individual, or Disabled Individual);
404391 (F) Section 29.03 (Aggravated Robbery);
405392 (G) Section 30.02 (Burglary);
406393 (H) Section 71.02 (Engaging in Organized
407394 Criminal Activity);
408395 (I) Section 21.02 (Continuous Sexual Abuse of
409396 Young Child or Disabled Individual [Children]); or
410397 (J) Section 20A.03 (Continuous Trafficking of
411398 Persons);
412399 (2) is charged with a felony under Chapter 481, Health
413400 and Safety Code, or Section 485.033, Health and Safety Code,
414401 punishable by imprisonment for a minimum term or by a maximum fine
415402 that is more than a minimum term or maximum fine for a first degree
416403 felony; or
417404 (3) does not submit to testing for the presence of a
418405 controlled substance in the defendant's body as requested by the
419406 court or magistrate under Subsection (c) of this article or submits
420407 to testing and the test shows evidence of the presence of a
421408 controlled substance in the defendant's body.
422409 SECTION 2.09. Article 17.032(a), Code of Criminal
423410 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
424411 (a) In this article, "violent offense" means an offense
425412 under the following sections of the Penal Code:
426413 (1) Section 19.02 (murder);
427414 (2) Section 19.03 (capital murder);
428415 (3) Section 20.03 (kidnapping);
429416 (4) Section 20.04 (aggravated kidnapping);
430417 (5) Section 21.11 (indecency with a child);
431418 (6) Section 22.01(a)(1) (assault), if the offense
432419 involved family violence as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code;
433420 (7) Section 22.011 (sexual assault);
434421 (8) Section 22.02 (aggravated assault);
435422 (9) Section 22.021 (aggravated sexual assault);
436423 (10) Section 22.04 (injury to a child, elderly
437424 individual, or disabled individual);
438425 (11) Section 29.03 (aggravated robbery);
439426 (12) Section 21.02 (continuous sexual abuse of young
440427 child or disabled individual [children]); or
441428 (13) Section 20A.03 (continuous trafficking of
442429 persons).
443430 SECTION 2.10. Section 1, Article 38.071, Code of Criminal
444431 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
445432 Sec. 1. This article applies only to a hearing or proceeding
446433 in which the court determines that a child younger than 13 years of
447434 age would be unavailable to testify in the presence of the defendant
448435 about an offense defined by any of the following sections of the
449436 Penal Code:
450437 (1) Section 19.02 (Murder);
451438 (2) Section 19.03 (Capital Murder);
452439 (3) Section 19.04 (Manslaughter);
453440 (4) Section 20.04 (Aggravated Kidnapping);
454441 (5) Section 21.11 (Indecency with a Child);
455442 (6) Section 22.011 (Sexual Assault);
456443 (7) Section 22.02 (Aggravated Assault);
457444 (8) Section 22.021 (Aggravated Sexual Assault);
458445 (9) Section 22.04(e) (Injury to a Child, Elderly
459446 Individual, or Disabled Individual);
460447 (10) Section 22.04(f) (Injury to a Child, Elderly
461448 Individual, or Disabled Individual), if the conduct is committed
462449 intentionally or knowingly;
463450 (11) Section 25.02 (Prohibited Sexual Conduct);
464451 (12) Section 29.03 (Aggravated Robbery);
465452 (13) Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a Child);
466453 (14) Section 21.02 (Continuous Sexual Abuse of Young
467454 Child or Disabled Individual [Children]);
468455 (15) Section 43.05(a)(2) (Compelling Prostitution);
469456 or
470457 (16) Section 20A.02(a)(7) or (8) (Trafficking of
471458 Persons).
472459 SECTION 2.11. Section 2(a), Article 38.37, Code of Criminal
473460 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
474461 (a) Subsection (b) applies only to the trial of a defendant
475462 for:
476463 (1) an offense under any of the following provisions
477464 of the Penal Code:
478465 (A) Section 20A.02, if punishable as a felony of
479466 the first degree under Section 20A.02(b)(1) (Sex Trafficking of a
480467 Child);
481468 (B) Section 21.02 (Continuous Sexual Abuse of
482469 Young Child or Disabled Individual [Children]);
483470 (C) Section 21.11 (Indecency With a Child);
484471 (D) Section 22.011(a)(2) (Sexual Assault of a
485472 Child);
486473 (E) Sections 22.021(a)(1)(B) and (2) (Aggravated
487474 Sexual Assault of a Child);
488475 (F) Section 33.021 (Online Solicitation of a
489476 Minor);
490477 (G) Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a
491478 Child); or
492479 (H) Section 43.26 (Possession or Promotion of
493480 Child Pornography), Penal Code; or
494481 (2) an attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense
495482 described by Subdivision (1).
496483 SECTION 2.12. Articles 62.001(5) and (6), Code of Criminal
497484 Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
498485 (5) "Reportable conviction or adjudication" means a
499486 conviction or adjudication, including an adjudication of
500487 delinquent conduct or a deferred adjudication, that, regardless of
501488 the pendency of an appeal, is a conviction for or an adjudication
502489 for or based on:
503490 (A) a violation of Section 21.02 (Continuous
504491 sexual abuse of young child or disabled individual [children]),
505492 21.09 (Bestiality), 21.11 (Indecency with a child), 22.011 (Sexual
506493 assault), 22.021 (Aggravated sexual assault), or 25.02 (Prohibited
507494 sexual conduct), Penal Code;
508495 (B) a violation of Section 43.05 (Compelling
509496 prostitution), 43.25 (Sexual performance by a child), or 43.26
510497 (Possession or promotion of child pornography), Penal Code;
511498 (B-1) a violation of Section 43.02
512499 (Prostitution), Penal Code, if the offense is punishable under
513500 Subsection (c-1)(3) of that section;
514501 (C) a violation of Section 20.04(a)(4)
515502 (Aggravated kidnapping), Penal Code, if the actor committed the
516503 offense or engaged in the conduct with intent to violate or abuse
517504 the victim sexually;
518505 (D) a violation of Section 30.02 (Burglary),
519506 Penal Code, if the offense or conduct is punishable under
520507 Subsection (d) of that section and the actor committed the offense
521508 or engaged in the conduct with intent to commit a felony listed in
522509 Paragraph (A) or (C);
523510 (E) a violation of Section 20.02 (Unlawful
524511 restraint), 20.03 (Kidnapping), or 20.04 (Aggravated kidnapping),
525512 Penal Code, if, as applicable:
526513 (i) the judgment in the case contains an
527514 affirmative finding under Article 42.015; or
528515 (ii) the order in the hearing or the papers
529516 in the case contain an affirmative finding that the victim or
530517 intended victim was younger than 17 years of age;
531518 (F) the second violation of Section 21.08
532519 (Indecent exposure), Penal Code, but not if the second violation
533520 results in a deferred adjudication;
534521 (G) an attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation, as
535522 defined by Chapter 15, Penal Code, to commit an offense or engage in
536523 conduct listed in Paragraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (K), or (L);
537524 (H) a violation of the laws of another state,
538525 federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform Code of
539526 Military Justice for or based on the violation of an offense
540527 containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements
541528 of an offense listed under Paragraph (A), (B), (B-1), (C), (D), (E),
542529 (G), (J), (K), or (L), but not if the violation results in a
543530 deferred adjudication;
544531 (I) the second violation of the laws of another
545532 state, federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform
546533 Code of Military Justice for or based on the violation of an offense
547534 containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements
548535 of the offense of indecent exposure, but not if the second violation
549536 results in a deferred adjudication;
550537 (J) a violation of Section 33.021 (Online
551538 solicitation of a minor), Penal Code;
552539 (K) a violation of Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4),
553540 (7), or (8) (Trafficking of persons), Penal Code; or
554541 (L) a violation of Section 20A.03 (Continuous
555542 trafficking of persons), Penal Code, if the offense is based partly
556543 or wholly on conduct that constitutes an offense under Section
557544 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8) of that code.
558545 (6) "Sexually violent offense" means any of the
559546 following offenses committed by a person 17 years of age or older:
560547 (A) an offense under Section 21.02 (Continuous
561548 sexual abuse of young child or disabled individual [children]),
562549 21.11(a)(1) (Indecency with a child), 22.011 (Sexual assault), or
563550 22.021 (Aggravated sexual assault), Penal Code;
564551 (B) an offense under Section 43.25 (Sexual
565552 performance by a child), Penal Code;
566553 (C) an offense under Section 20.04(a)(4)
567554 (Aggravated kidnapping), Penal Code, if the defendant committed the
568555 offense with intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually;
569556 (D) an offense under Section 30.02 (Burglary),
570557 Penal Code, if the offense is punishable under Subsection (d) of
571558 that section and the defendant committed the offense with intent to
572559 commit a felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (C) of Subdivision (5);
573560 or
574561 (E) an offense under the laws of another state,
575562 federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform Code of
576563 Military Justice if the offense contains elements that are
577564 substantially similar to the elements of an offense listed under
578565 Paragraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).
579566 SECTION 2.13. Article 66.102(h), Code of Criminal
580567 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
581568 (h) In addition to the information described by this
582569 article, information in the computerized criminal history system
583570 must include the age of the victim of the offense if the offender
584571 was arrested for or charged with an offense under the following
585572 provisions of the Penal Code:
586573 (1) Section 20.04(a)(4) (Aggravated Kidnapping), if
587574 the offender committed the offense with the intent to violate or
588575 abuse the victim sexually;
589576 (2) Section 20A.02 (Trafficking of Persons), if the
590577 offender:
591578 (A) trafficked a person with the intent or
592579 knowledge that the person would engage in sexual conduct, as
593580 defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code; or
594581 (B) benefited from participating in a venture
595582 that involved a trafficked person engaging in sexual conduct, as
596583 defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code;
597584 (3) Section 21.02 (Continuous Sexual Abuse of Young
598585 Child or Disabled Individual [Children]);
599586 (4) Section 21.11 (Indecency with a Child);
600587 (5) Section 22.011 (Sexual Assault) or 22.021
601588 (Aggravated Sexual Assault);
602589 (6) Section 30.02 (Burglary), if the offense is
603590 punishable under Subsection (d) of that section and the offender
604591 committed the offense with the intent to commit an offense
605592 described by Subdivision (1), (4), or (5);
606593 (7) Section 43.05(a)(2) (Compelling Prostitution); or
607594 (8) Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a Child).
608595 SECTION 2.14. Section 25.0341(a), Education Code, is
609596 amended to read as follows:
610597 (a) This section applies only to:
611598 (1) a student:
612599 (A) who has been convicted of continuous sexual
613600 abuse of young child or disabled individual [children] under
614601 Section 21.02, Penal Code, or convicted of or placed on deferred
615602 adjudication for the offense of sexual assault under Section
616603 22.011, Penal Code, or aggravated sexual assault under Section
617604 22.021, Penal Code, committed against another student who, at the
618605 time the offense occurred, was assigned to the same campus as the
619606 student convicted or placed on deferred adjudication;
620607 (B) who has been adjudicated under Section 54.03,
621608 Family Code, as having engaged in conduct described by Paragraph
622609 (A);
623610 (C) whose prosecution under Section 53.03,
624611 Family Code, for engaging in conduct described by Paragraph (A) has
625612 been deferred; or
626613 (D) who has been placed on probation under
627614 Section 54.04(d)(1), Family Code, for engaging in conduct described
628615 by Paragraph (A); and
629616 (2) a student who is the victim of conduct described by
630617 Subdivision (1)(A).
631618 SECTION 2.15. Section 37.007(a), Education Code, is amended
632619 to read as follows:
633620 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (k), a student shall be
634621 expelled from a school if the student, on school property or while
635622 attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off
636623 of school property:
637624 (1) engages in conduct that contains the elements of
638625 the offense of unlawfully carrying weapons under Section 46.02,
639626 Penal Code, or elements of an offense relating to prohibited
640627 weapons under Section 46.05, Penal Code;
641628 (2) engages in conduct that contains the elements of
642629 the offense of:
643630 (A) aggravated assault under Section 22.02,
644631 Penal Code, sexual assault under Section 22.011, Penal Code, or
645632 aggravated sexual assault under Section 22.021, Penal Code;
646633 (B) arson under Section 28.02, Penal Code;
647634 (C) murder under Section 19.02, Penal Code,
648635 capital murder under Section 19.03, Penal Code, or criminal
649636 attempt, under Section 15.01, Penal Code, to commit murder or
650637 capital murder;
651638 (D) indecency with a child under Section 21.11,
652639 Penal Code;
653640 (E) aggravated kidnapping under Section 20.04,
654641 Penal Code;
655642 (F) aggravated robbery under Section 29.03,
656643 Penal Code;
657644 (G) manslaughter under Section 19.04, Penal
658645 Code;
659646 (H) criminally negligent homicide under Section
660647 19.05, Penal Code; or
661648 (I) continuous sexual abuse of young child or
662649 disabled individual [children] under Section 21.02, Penal Code; or
663650 (3) engages in conduct specified by Section
664651 37.006(a)(2)(C) or (D), if the conduct is punishable as a felony.
665652 SECTION 2.16. Section 161.001(b), Family Code, is amended
666653 to read as follows:
667654 (b) The court may order termination of the parent-child
668655 relationship if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence:
669656 (1) that the parent has:
670657 (A) voluntarily left the child alone or in the
671658 possession of another not the parent and expressed an intent not to
672659 return;
673660 (B) voluntarily left the child alone or in the
674661 possession of another not the parent without expressing an intent
675662 to return, without providing for the adequate support of the child,
676663 and remained away for a period of at least three months;
677664 (C) voluntarily left the child alone or in the
678665 possession of another without providing adequate support of the
679666 child and remained away for a period of at least six months;
680667 (D) knowingly placed or knowingly allowed the
681668 child to remain in conditions or surroundings which endanger the
682669 physical or emotional well-being of the child;
683670 (E) engaged in conduct or knowingly placed the
684671 child with persons who engaged in conduct which endangers the
685672 physical or emotional well-being of the child;
686673 (F) failed to support the child in accordance
687674 with the parent's ability during a period of one year ending within
688675 six months of the date of the filing of the petition;
689676 (G) abandoned the child without identifying the
690677 child or furnishing means of identification, and the child's
691678 identity cannot be ascertained by the exercise of reasonable
692679 diligence;
693680 (H) voluntarily, and with knowledge of the
694681 pregnancy, abandoned the mother of the child beginning at a time
695682 during her pregnancy with the child and continuing through the
696683 birth, failed to provide adequate support or medical care for the
697684 mother during the period of abandonment before the birth of the
698685 child, and remained apart from the child or failed to support the
699686 child since the birth;
700687 (I) contumaciously refused to submit to a
701688 reasonable and lawful order of a court under Subchapter D, Chapter
702689 261;
703690 (J) been the major cause of:
704691 (i) the failure of the child to be enrolled
705692 in school as required by the Education Code; or
706693 (ii) the child's absence from the child's
707694 home without the consent of the parents or guardian for a
708695 substantial length of time or without the intent to return;
709696 (K) executed before or after the suit is filed an
710697 unrevoked or irrevocable affidavit of relinquishment of parental
711698 rights as provided by this chapter;
712699 (L) been convicted or has been placed on
713700 community supervision, including deferred adjudication community
714701 supervision, for being criminally responsible for the death or
715702 serious injury of a child under the following sections of the Penal
716703 Code, or under a law of another jurisdiction that contains elements
717704 that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense under
718705 one of the following Penal Code sections, or adjudicated under
719706 Title 3 for conduct that caused the death or serious injury of a
720707 child and that would constitute a violation of one of the following
721708 Penal Code sections:
722709 (i) Section 19.02 (murder);
723710 (ii) Section 19.03 (capital murder);
724711 (iii) Section 19.04 (manslaughter);
725712 (iv) Section 21.11 (indecency with a
726713 child);
727714 (v) Section 22.01 (assault);
728715 (vi) Section 22.011 (sexual assault);
729716 (vii) Section 22.02 (aggravated assault);
730717 (viii) Section 22.021 (aggravated sexual
731718 assault);
732719 (ix) Section 22.04 (injury to a child,
733720 elderly individual, or disabled individual);
734721 (x) Section 22.041 (abandoning or
735722 endangering child);
736723 (xi) Section 25.02 (prohibited sexual
737724 conduct);
738725 (xii) Section 43.25 (sexual performance by
739726 a child);
740727 (xiii) Section 43.26 (possession or
741728 promotion of child pornography);
742729 (xiv) Section 21.02 (continuous sexual
743730 abuse of young child or disabled individual [children]);
744731 (xv) Section 20A.02(a)(7) or (8)
745732 (trafficking of persons); and
746733 (xvi) Section 43.05(a)(2) (compelling
747734 prostitution);
748735 (M) had his or her parent-child relationship
749736 terminated with respect to another child based on a finding that the
750737 parent's conduct was in violation of Paragraph (D) or (E) or
751738 substantially equivalent provisions of the law of another state;
752739 (N) constructively abandoned the child who has
753740 been in the permanent or temporary managing conservatorship of the
754741 Department of Family and Protective Services for not less than six
755742 months, and:
756743 (i) the department has made reasonable
757744 efforts to return the child to the parent;
758745 (ii) the parent has not regularly visited
759746 or maintained significant contact with the child; and
760747 (iii) the parent has demonstrated an
761748 inability to provide the child with a safe environment;
762749 (O) failed to comply with the provisions of a
763750 court order that specifically established the actions necessary for
764751 the parent to obtain the return of the child who has been in the
765752 permanent or temporary managing conservatorship of the Department
766753 of Family and Protective Services for not less than nine months as a
767754 result of the child's removal from the parent under Chapter 262 for
768755 the abuse or neglect of the child;
769756 (P) used a controlled substance, as defined by
770757 Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, in a manner that endangered the
771758 health or safety of the child, and:
772759 (i) failed to complete a court-ordered
773760 substance abuse treatment program; or
774761 (ii) after completion of a court-ordered
775762 substance abuse treatment program, continued to abuse a controlled
776763 substance;
777764 (Q) knowingly engaged in criminal conduct that
778765 has resulted in the parent's:
779766 (i) conviction of an offense; and
780767 (ii) confinement or imprisonment and
781768 inability to care for the child for not less than two years from the
782769 date of filing the petition;
783770 (R) been the cause of the child being born
784771 addicted to alcohol or a controlled substance, other than a
785772 controlled substance legally obtained by prescription;
786773 (S) voluntarily delivered the child to a
787774 designated emergency infant care provider under Section 262.302
788775 without expressing an intent to return for the child;
789776 (T) been convicted of:
790777 (i) the murder of the other parent of the
791778 child under Section 19.02 or 19.03, Penal Code, or under a law of
792779 another state, federal law, the law of a foreign country, or the
793780 Uniform Code of Military Justice that contains elements that are
794781 substantially similar to the elements of an offense under Section
795782 19.02 or 19.03, Penal Code;
796783 (ii) criminal attempt under Section 15.01,
797784 Penal Code, or under a law of another state, federal law, the law of
798785 a foreign country, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice that
799786 contains elements that are substantially similar to the elements of
800787 an offense under Section 15.01, Penal Code, to commit the offense
801788 described by Subparagraph (i);
802789 (iii) criminal solicitation under Section
803790 15.03, Penal Code, or under a law of another state, federal law, the
804791 law of a foreign country, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice
805792 that contains elements that are substantially similar to the
806793 elements of an offense under Section 15.03, Penal Code, of the
807794 offense described by Subparagraph (i); or
808795 (iv) the sexual assault of the other parent
809796 of the child under Section 22.011 or 22.021, Penal Code, or under a
810797 law of another state, federal law, or the Uniform Code of Military
811798 Justice that contains elements that are substantially similar to
812799 the elements of an offense under Section 22.011 or 22.021, Penal
813800 Code; or
814801 (U) been placed on community supervision,
815802 including deferred adjudication community supervision, or another
816803 functionally equivalent form of community supervision or
817804 probation, for being criminally responsible for the sexual assault
818805 of the other parent of the child under Section 22.011 or 22.021,
819806 Penal Code, or under a law of another state, federal law, or the
820807 Uniform Code of Military Justice that contains elements that are
821808 substantially similar to the elements of an offense under Section
822809 22.011 or 22.021, Penal Code; and
823810 (2) that termination is in the best interest of the
824811 child.
825812 SECTION 2.17. Section 261.001(1), Family Code, is amended
826813 to read as follows:
827814 (1) "Abuse" includes the following acts or omissions
828815 by a person:
829816 (A) mental or emotional injury to a child that
830817 results in an observable and material impairment in the child's
831818 growth, development, or psychological functioning;
832819 (B) causing or permitting the child to be in a
833820 situation in which the child sustains a mental or emotional injury
834821 that results in an observable and material impairment in the
835822 child's growth, development, or psychological functioning;
836823 (C) physical injury that results in substantial
837824 harm to the child, or the genuine threat of substantial harm from
838825 physical injury to the child, including an injury that is at
839826 variance with the history or explanation given and excluding an
840827 accident or reasonable discipline by a parent, guardian, or
841828 managing or possessory conservator that does not expose the child
842829 to a substantial risk of harm;
843830 (D) failure to make a reasonable effort to
844831 prevent an action by another person that results in physical injury
845832 that results in substantial harm to the child;
846833 (E) sexual conduct harmful to a child's mental,
847834 emotional, or physical welfare, including conduct that constitutes
848835 the offense of continuous sexual abuse of young child or disabled
849836 individual [children] under Section 21.02, Penal Code, indecency
850837 with a child under Section 21.11, Penal Code, sexual assault under
851838 Section 22.011, Penal Code, or aggravated sexual assault under
852839 Section 22.021, Penal Code;
853840 (F) failure to make a reasonable effort to
854841 prevent sexual conduct harmful to a child;
855842 (G) compelling or encouraging the child to engage
856843 in sexual conduct as defined by Section 43.01, Penal Code,
857844 including compelling or encouraging the child in a manner that
858845 constitutes an offense of trafficking of persons under Section
859846 20A.02(a)(7) or (8), Penal Code, prostitution under Section
860847 43.02(b), Penal Code, or compelling prostitution under Section
861848 43.05(a)(2), Penal Code;
862849 (H) causing, permitting, encouraging, engaging
863850 in, or allowing the photographing, filming, or depicting of the
864851 child if the person knew or should have known that the resulting
865852 photograph, film, or depiction of the child is obscene as defined by
866853 Section 43.21, Penal Code, or pornographic;
867854 (I) the current use by a person of a controlled
868855 substance as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, in a
869856 manner or to the extent that the use results in physical, mental, or
870857 emotional injury to a child;
871858 (J) causing, expressly permitting, or
872859 encouraging a child to use a controlled substance as defined by
873860 Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code;
874861 (K) causing, permitting, encouraging, engaging
875862 in, or allowing a sexual performance by a child as defined by
876863 Section 43.25, Penal Code;
877864 (L) knowingly causing, permitting, encouraging,
878865 engaging in, or allowing a child to be trafficked in a manner
879866 punishable as an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(5), (6), (7), or
880867 (8), Penal Code, or the failure to make a reasonable effort to
881868 prevent a child from being trafficked in a manner punishable as an
882869 offense under any of those sections; or
883870 (M) forcing or coercing a child to enter into a
884871 marriage.
885872 SECTION 2.18. Section 262.2015(b), Family Code, is amended
886873 to read as follows:
887874 (b) The court may find under Subsection (a) that a parent
888875 has subjected the child to aggravated circumstances if:
889876 (1) the parent abandoned the child without
890877 identification or a means for identifying the child;
891878 (2) the child or another child of the parent is a
892879 victim of serious bodily injury or sexual abuse inflicted by the
893880 parent or by another person with the parent's consent;
894881 (3) the parent has engaged in conduct against the
895882 child or another child of the parent that would constitute an
896883 offense under the following provisions of the Penal Code:
897884 (A) Section 19.02 (murder);
898885 (B) Section 19.03 (capital murder);
899886 (C) Section 19.04 (manslaughter);
900887 (D) Section 21.11 (indecency with a child);
901888 (E) Section 22.011 (sexual assault);
902889 (F) Section 22.02 (aggravated assault);
903890 (G) Section 22.021 (aggravated sexual assault);
904891 (H) Section 22.04 (injury to a child, elderly
905892 individual, or disabled individual);
906893 (I) Section 22.041 (abandoning or endangering
907894 child);
908895 (J) Section 25.02 (prohibited sexual conduct);
909896 (K) Section 43.25 (sexual performance by a
910897 child);
911898 (L) Section 43.26 (possession or promotion of
912899 child pornography);
913900 (M) Section 21.02 (continuous sexual abuse of
914901 young child or disabled individual [children]);
915902 (N) Section 43.05(a)(2) (compelling
916903 prostitution); or
917904 (O) Section 20A.02(a)(7) or (8) (trafficking of
918905 persons);
919906 (4) the parent voluntarily left the child alone or in
920907 the possession of another person not the parent of the child for at
921908 least six months without expressing an intent to return and without
922909 providing adequate support for the child;
923910 (5) the parent's parental rights with regard to
924911 another child have been involuntarily terminated based on a finding
925912 that the parent's conduct violated Section 161.001(b)(1)(D) or (E)
926913 or a substantially equivalent provision of another state's law;
927914 (6) the parent has been convicted for:
928915 (A) the murder of another child of the parent and
929916 the offense would have been an offense under 18 U.S.C. Section
930917 1111(a) if the offense had occurred in the special maritime or
931918 territorial jurisdiction of the United States;
932919 (B) the voluntary manslaughter of another child
933920 of the parent and the offense would have been an offense under 18
934921 U.S.C. Section 1112(a) if the offense had occurred in the special
935922 maritime or territorial jurisdiction of the United States;
936923 (C) aiding or abetting, attempting, conspiring,
937924 or soliciting an offense under Paragraph (A) or (B); or
938925 (D) the felony assault of the child or another
939926 child of the parent that resulted in serious bodily injury to the
940927 child or another child of the parent;
941928 (7) the parent's parental rights with regard to
942929 another child of the parent have been involuntarily terminated; or
943930 (8) the parent is required under any state or federal
944931 law to register with a sex offender registry.
945932 SECTION 2.19. Section 499.027(b), Government Code, is
946933 amended to read as follows:
947934 (b) An inmate is not eligible under this subchapter to be
948935 considered for release to intensive supervision parole if:
949936 (1) the inmate is awaiting transfer to the
950937 institutional division, or serving a sentence, for an offense for
951938 which the judgment contains an affirmative finding under Article
952939 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of Criminal Procedure;
953940 (2) the inmate is awaiting transfer to the
954941 institutional division, or serving a sentence, for an offense
955942 listed in one of the following sections of the Penal Code:
956943 (A) Section 19.02 (murder);
957944 (B) Section 19.03 (capital murder);
958945 (C) Section 19.04 (manslaughter);
959946 (D) Section 20.03 (kidnapping);
960947 (E) Section 20.04 (aggravated kidnapping);
961948 (F) Section 21.11 (indecency with a child);
962949 (G) Section 22.011 (sexual assault);
963950 (H) Section 22.02 (aggravated assault);
964951 (I) Section 22.021 (aggravated sexual assault);
965952 (J) Section 22.04 (injury to a child, elderly
966953 individual, or disabled individual);
967954 (K) Section 25.02 (prohibited sexual conduct);
968955 (L) Section 25.08 (sale or purchase of a child);
969956 (M) Section 28.02 (arson);
970957 (N) Section 29.02 (robbery);
971958 (O) Section 29.03 (aggravated robbery);
972959 (P) Section 30.02 (burglary), if the offense is
973960 punished as a first-degree felony under that section;
974961 (Q) Section 43.04 (aggravated promotion of
975962 prostitution);
976963 (R) Section 43.05 (compelling prostitution);
977964 (S) Section 43.24 (sale, distribution, or
978965 display of harmful material to minor);
979966 (T) Section 43.25 (sexual performance by a
980967 child);
981968 (U) Section 46.10 (deadly weapon in penal
982969 institution);
983970 (V) Section 15.01 (criminal attempt), if the
984971 offense attempted is listed in this subsection;
985972 (W) Section 15.02 (criminal conspiracy), if the
986973 offense that is the subject of the conspiracy is listed in this
987974 subsection;
988975 (X) Section 15.03 (criminal solicitation), if
989976 the offense solicited is listed in this subsection;
990977 (Y) Section 21.02 (continuous sexual abuse of
991978 young child or disabled individual [children]);
992979 (Z) Section 20A.02 (trafficking of persons); or
993980 (AA) Section 20A.03 (continuous trafficking of
994981 persons); or
995982 (3) the inmate is awaiting transfer to the
996983 institutional division, or serving a sentence, for an offense under
997984 Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, punishable by a minimum term of
998985 imprisonment or a maximum fine that is greater than the minimum term
999986 of imprisonment or the maximum fine for a first degree felony.
1000987 SECTION 2.20. Section 824.009(a), Government Code, is
1001988 amended to read as follows:
1002989 (a) In this section, "qualifying felony" means an offense
1003990 that is punishable as a felony under the following sections of the
1004991 Penal Code:
1005992 (1) Section 21.02 (continuous sexual abuse of young
1006993 child or disabled individual [children]);
1007994 (2) Section 21.12 (improper relationship between
1008995 educator and student); or
1009996 (3) Section 22.011 (sexual assault) or Section 22.021
1010997 (aggravated sexual assault).
1011998 SECTION 2.21. Section 250.006(a), Health and Safety Code,
1012999 is amended to read as follows:
10131000 (a) A person for whom the facility or the individual
10141001 employer is entitled to obtain criminal history record information
10151002 may not be employed in a facility or by an individual employer if
10161003 the person has been convicted of an offense listed in this
10171004 subsection:
10181005 (1) an offense under Chapter 19, Penal Code (criminal
10191006 homicide);
10201007 (2) an offense under Chapter 20, Penal Code
10211008 (kidnapping, unlawful restraint, and smuggling of persons);
10221009 (3) an offense under Section 21.02, Penal Code
10231010 (continuous sexual abuse of young child or disabled individual
10241011 [children]), or Section 21.11, Penal Code (indecency with a child);
10251012 (4) an offense under Section 22.011, Penal Code
10261013 (sexual assault);
10271014 (5) an offense under Section 22.02, Penal Code
10281015 (aggravated assault);
10291016 (6) an offense under Section 22.04, Penal Code (injury
10301017 to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual);
10311018 (7) an offense under Section 22.041, Penal Code
10321019 (abandoning or endangering child);
10331020 (8) an offense under Section 22.08, Penal Code (aiding
10341021 suicide);
10351022 (9) an offense under Section 25.031, Penal Code
10361023 (agreement to abduct from custody);
10371024 (10) an offense under Section 25.08, Penal Code (sale
10381025 or purchase of child);
10391026 (11) an offense under Section 28.02, Penal Code
10401027 (arson);
10411028 (12) an offense under Section 29.02, Penal Code
10421029 (robbery);
10431030 (13) an offense under Section 29.03, Penal Code
10441031 (aggravated robbery);
10451032 (14) an offense under Section 21.08, Penal Code
10461033 (indecent exposure);
10471034 (15) an offense under Section 21.12, Penal Code
10481035 (improper relationship between educator and student);
10491036 (16) an offense under Section 21.15, Penal Code
10501037 (improper photography or visual recording);
10511038 (17) an offense under Section 22.05, Penal Code
10521039 (deadly conduct);
10531040 (18) an offense under Section 22.021, Penal Code
10541041 (aggravated sexual assault);
10551042 (19) an offense under Section 22.07, Penal Code
10561043 (terroristic threat);
10571044 (20) an offense under Section 32.53, Penal Code
10581045 (exploitation of child, elderly individual, or disabled
10591046 individual);
10601047 (21) an offense under Section 33.021, Penal Code
10611048 (online solicitation of a minor);
10621049 (22) an offense under Section 34.02, Penal Code (money
10631050 laundering);
10641051 (23) an offense under Section 35A.02, Penal Code
10651052 (Medicaid fraud);
10661053 (24) an offense under Section 36.06, Penal Code
10671054 (obstruction or retaliation);
10681055 (25) an offense under Section 42.09, Penal Code
10691056 (cruelty to livestock animals), or under Section 42.092, Penal Code
10701057 (cruelty to nonlivestock animals); or
10711058 (26) a conviction under the laws of another state,
10721059 federal law, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice for an offense
10731060 containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements
10741061 of an offense listed by this subsection.
10751062 SECTION 2.22. Section 164.0595(a), Occupations Code, is
10761063 amended to read as follows:
10771064 (a) A disciplinary panel appointed under Section 164.059
10781065 may suspend or restrict the license of a person arrested for an
10791066 offense under:
10801067 (1) Section 22.011(a)(2), Penal Code (sexual assault
10811068 of a child);
10821069 (2) Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code (aggravated
10831070 sexual assault of a child);
10841071 (3) Section 21.02, Penal Code (continuous sexual abuse
10851072 of a young child or disabled individual [children]); or
10861073 (4) Section 21.11, Penal Code (indecency with a
10871074 child).
10881075 SECTION 2.23. Section 164.102(b), Occupations Code, is
10891076 amended to read as follows:
10901077 (b) Except on an express determination, based on
10911078 substantial evidence, that granting probation is in the best
10921079 interests of the public and of the person whose license has been
10931080 suspended, revoked, or canceled, the board may not grant probation
10941081 to a person whose license has been canceled, revoked, or suspended
10951082 because of a felony conviction under:
10961083 (1) Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code;
10971084 (2) Section 485.033, Health and Safety Code;
10981085 (3) the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and
10991086 Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.); or
11001087 (4) any of the following sections of the Penal Code:
11011088 (A) Section 22.011(a)(2) (sexual assault of a
11021089 child);
11031090 (B) Section 22.021(a)(1)(B) (aggravated sexual
11041091 assault of a child);
11051092 (C) Section 21.02 (continuous sexual abuse of a
11061093 young child or disabled individual [children]); or
11071094 (D) Section 21.11 (indecency with a child).
11081095 SECTION 2.24. Section 301.4535(a), Occupations Code, is
11091096 amended to read as follows:
11101097 (a) The board shall suspend a nurse's license or refuse to
11111098 issue a license to an applicant on proof that the nurse or applicant
11121099 has been initially convicted of:
11131100 (1) murder under Section 19.02, Penal Code, capital
11141101 murder under Section 19.03, Penal Code, or manslaughter under
11151102 Section 19.04, Penal Code;
11161103 (2) kidnapping or unlawful restraint under Chapter 20,
11171104 Penal Code, and the offense was punished as a felony or state jail
11181105 felony;
11191106 (3) sexual assault under Section 22.011, Penal Code;
11201107 (4) aggravated sexual assault under Section 22.021,
11211108 Penal Code;
11221109 (5) continuous sexual abuse of young child or disabled
11231110 individual [children] under Section 21.02, Penal Code, or indecency
11241111 with a child under Section 21.11, Penal Code;
11251112 (6) aggravated assault under Section 22.02, Penal
11261113 Code;
11271114 (7) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly injuring
11281115 a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual under Section
11291116 22.04, Penal Code;
11301117 (8) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly
11311118 abandoning or endangering a child under Section 22.041, Penal Code;
11321119 (9) aiding suicide under Section 22.08, Penal Code,
11331120 and the offense was punished as a state jail felony;
11341121 (10) an offense involving a violation of certain court
11351122 orders or conditions of bond under Section 25.07, 25.071, or
11361123 25.072, Penal Code, punished as a felony;
11371124 (11) an agreement to abduct a child from custody under
11381125 Section 25.031, Penal Code;
11391126 (12) the sale or purchase of a child under Section
11401127 25.08, Penal Code;
11411128 (13) robbery under Section 29.02, Penal Code;
11421129 (14) aggravated robbery under Section 29.03, Penal
11431130 Code;
11441131 (15) an offense for which a defendant is required to
11451132 register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal
11461133 Procedure; or
11471134 (16) an offense under the law of another state,
11481135 federal law, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice that contains
11491136 elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an
11501137 offense listed in this subsection.
11511138 SECTION 2.25. Section 20A.02(a), Penal Code, is amended to
11521139 read as follows:
11531140 (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:
11541141 (1) traffics another person with the intent that the
11551142 trafficked person engage in forced labor or services;
11561143 (2) receives a benefit from participating in a venture
11571144 that involves an activity described by Subdivision (1), including
11581145 by receiving labor or services the person knows are forced labor or
11591146 services;
11601147 (3) traffics another person and, through force, fraud,
11611148 or coercion, causes the trafficked person to engage in conduct
11621149 prohibited by:
11631150 (A) Section 43.02 (Prostitution);
11641151 (B) Section 43.03 (Promotion of Prostitution);
11651152 (C) Section 43.04 (Aggravated Promotion of
11661153 Prostitution); or
11671154 (D) Section 43.05 (Compelling Prostitution);
11681155 (4) receives a benefit from participating in a venture
11691156 that involves an activity described by Subdivision (3) or engages
11701157 in sexual conduct with a person trafficked in the manner described
11711158 in Subdivision (3);
11721159 (5) traffics a child with the intent that the
11731160 trafficked child engage in forced labor or services;
11741161 (6) receives a benefit from participating in a venture
11751162 that involves an activity described by Subdivision (5), including
11761163 by receiving labor or services the person knows are forced labor or
11771164 services;
11781165 (7) traffics a child and by any means causes the
11791166 trafficked child to engage in, or become the victim of, conduct
11801167 prohibited by:
11811168 (A) Section 21.02 (Continuous Sexual Abuse of
11821169 Young Child or Disabled Individual [Children]);
11831170 (B) Section 21.11 (Indecency with a Child);
11841171 (C) Section 22.011 (Sexual Assault);
11851172 (D) Section 22.021 (Aggravated Sexual Assault);
11861173 (E) Section 43.02 (Prostitution);
11871174 (F) Section 43.03 (Promotion of Prostitution);
11881175 (G) Section 43.04 (Aggravated Promotion of
11891176 Prostitution);
11901177 (H) Section 43.05 (Compelling Prostitution);
11911178 (I) Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a
11921179 Child);
11931180 (J) Section 43.251 (Employment Harmful to
11941181 Children); or
11951182 (K) Section 43.26 (Possession or Promotion of
11961183 Child Pornography); or
11971184 (8) receives a benefit from participating in a venture
11981185 that involves an activity described by Subdivision (7) or engages
11991186 in sexual conduct with a child trafficked in the manner described in
12001187 Subdivision (7).
12011188 SECTION 2.26. Section 92.0161(c), Property Code, is amended
12021189 to read as follows:
12031190 (c) If the tenant is a victim or a parent or guardian of a
12041191 victim of sexual assault under Section 22.011, Penal Code,
12051192 aggravated sexual assault under Section 22.021, Penal Code,
12061193 indecency with a child under Section 21.11, Penal Code, sexual
12071194 performance by a child under Section 43.25, Penal Code, continuous
12081195 sexual abuse of a young child or disabled individual under Section
12091196 21.02, Penal Code, or an attempt to commit any of the foregoing
12101197 offenses under Section 15.01, Penal Code, that takes place during
12111198 the preceding six-month period on the premises or at any dwelling on
12121199 the premises, the tenant shall provide to the landlord or the
12131200 landlord's agent a copy of:
12141201 (1) documentation of the assault or abuse, or
12151202 attempted assault or abuse, of the victim from a licensed health
12161203 care services provider who examined the victim;
12171204 (2) documentation of the assault or abuse, or
12181205 attempted assault or abuse, of the victim from a licensed mental
12191206 health services provider who examined or evaluated the victim;
12201207 (3) documentation of the assault or abuse, or
12211208 attempted assault or abuse, of the victim from an individual
12221209 authorized under Chapter 420, Government Code, who provided
12231210 services to the victim; or
12241211 (4) documentation of a protective order issued under
12251212 Chapter 7A, Code of Criminal Procedure, except for a temporary ex
12261213 parte order.
12271214 ARTICLE III. TRANSITION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
12281215 SECTION 3.01. The change in law made by this Act applies
12291216 only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
12301217 Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
12311218 governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
12321219 and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
12331220 purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
12341221 effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
12351222 before that date.
12361223 SECTION 3.02. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.