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Senate Bill 194 |
Senate Author: Perry et al. |
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Effective: See below |
House Sponsor: Moody et al. |
Senate Bill 194 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure, Government Code, and Penal Code to create the Class A misdemeanor offense of indecent assault and to set out judicial protections for victims of indecent assault. Among other provisions, the bill makes certain rights of victims of sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking applicable to a victim of indecent assault and authorizes the issuance of a protective order, a temporary ex parte order, and a magistrate's order for emergency protection with respect to such a victim. The bill takes effect September 1, 2019, except for a requirement for the comptroller of public accounts to determine whether certain changes made to the Penal Code by the 85th Legislature took effect.