88R1582 JCG-D
By: Slaton H.B. No. 271
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the criminal offense of online solicitation of a minor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 33.021(a)(1), Penal Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(1) "Minor" means:
(A) an individual who is younger than 18 [17]
years of age; or
(B) an individual whom the actor believes to be
younger than 18 [17] years of age.
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, 2023.