By: Alders H.B. No. 1582
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated sexual
assault.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 22.021(f), Penal Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(f) The minimum term of imprisonment for an offense under
this section is increased to 25 years if[:
[(1)] the victim of the offense is younger than 14
[six] years of age at the time the offense is committed[; or
[(2) the victim of the offense is younger than 14 years
of age at the time the offense is committed and the actor commits
the offense in a manner described by Subsection (a)(2)(A)].
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 was
committed before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.