86R6932 JCG-D
By: Alvarado S.B. No. 1920
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to required reporting of human trafficking cases by peace
officers and prosecutors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Article 2.305 to read as follows:
Art. 2.305. REPORT REQUIRED CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING
CASES. (a) This article applies only to a municipal police
department, sheriff's department, constable's office, county
attorney's office, district attorney's office, and criminal
district attorney's office, as applicable, in a county with a
population of more than 50,000.
(b) A peace officer who investigates the alleged commission
of an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, shall prepare and
submit to a university designated by the attorney general a written
report that includes the following information:
(1) the offense being investigated, including a brief
description of the alleged prohibited conduct;
(2) regarding each person suspected of the offense and
each victim of the offense, the person's:
(A) name;
(B) age;
(C) gender; and
(D) race or ethnicity, as defined by Article
2.132;
(3) the date, time, and location of the alleged
offense;
(4) the type of human trafficking involved, including:
(A) forced labor or services, as defined by
Section 20A.01, Penal Code;
(B) causing the victim by force, fraud, or
coercion to engage in prohibited conduct involving one or more
sexual activities, including conduct described by Section
20A.02(a)(3), Penal Code; or
(C) causing a child victim by any means to engage
in, or become the victim of, prohibited conduct involving one or
more sexual activities, including conduct described by Section
20A.02(a)(7), Penal Code; and
(5) the disposition of the investigation, regardless
of the manner of disposition.
(c) An attorney representing the state who prosecutes the
alleged commission of an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code,
shall prepare and submit to a university designated by the attorney
general a written report that includes the following information:
(1) the offense being prosecuted, including a brief
description of the alleged prohibited conduct;
(2) the information described by Subsections (b)(2),
(3), and (4); and
(3) the disposition of the prosecution, regardless of
the manner of disposition.
(d) The attorney general may prescribe:
(1) the form and manner of submission of a report
required by Subsection (b) or (c); and
(2) additional information to include in a report
required by Subsection (b) or (c).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.