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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of indecency |
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with a child. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.11(b), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this |
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section that the actor: |
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(1) was not more than three years older than the victim |
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[and of the opposite sex]; |
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(2) did not use duress, force, or a threat against the |
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victim at the time of the offense; and |
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(3) at the time of the offense: |
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(A) was not required under Chapter 62, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, to register for life as a sex offender; or |
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(B) was not a person who under Chapter 62, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, had a reportable conviction or adjudication for |
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an offense under this section. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an |
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offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act and to |
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any criminal action pending on the effective date of this Act for an |
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offense committed before that effective date. A final conviction |
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for an offense under Section 21.11, Penal Code, that exists on the |
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effective date of this Act is unaffected by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |