87R11959 ADM-F
By: White H.B. No. 3049
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a prohibition on prosecuting certain persons for
certain conduct constituting the offense of prostitution.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 43.02, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) A person may not be prosecuted for an offense under
Subsection (a) that the person committed when younger than 17 years
of age.
SECTION 2. This Act applies only to an offense committed or
conduct that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. An
offense committed or conduct that occurs before the effective date
of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense
was committed or the conduct occurred, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose. For the purposes of this
section, an offense was committed or conduct occurred before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense or conduct
occurred before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.