89R5844 EAS-D
By: Schatzline H.B. No. 1443
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion of a
child-like sex doll.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Penal Code, is amended
by adding Section 43.231 to read as follows:
Sec. 43.231. PROMOTION OF CHILD-LIKE SEX DOLL. (a) In this
section, "child-like sex doll" means an obscene, anatomically
correct doll, mannequin, or robot that has the features of a child
and that is intended to be used for sexual stimulation or
gratification.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:
(1) promotes a child-like sex doll; or
(2) possesses, with the intent to promote, a
child-like sex doll.
(c) An offense under Subsection (b)(1) is a felony of the
third degree.
(d) An offense under Subsection (b)(2) is a Class A
misdemeanor.
(e) A person who possesses six or more child-like sex dolls
is presumed to possess the dolls with the intent to promote the
dolls.
(f) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this
section that the person who possesses or promotes the child-like
sex dolls does so for a bona fide law enforcement purpose.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.