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Senate Bill 75 |
Senate Author: Shapiro et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
House Sponsor: Rose |
Previous law provided that the punishment for a defendant who was convicted of indecency with a child with sexual contact and who had a prior felony conviction was life in prison or five to 99 years in prison. Senate Bill 75 amends the Penal Code to make life in prison the only punishment available for a defendant who is convicted of indecency with a child with sexual contact and who has been previously convicted of sexual performance by a child, possession or promotion of child pornography, indecency with a child, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, incest, aggravated kidnapping if the defendant committed the offense with the intent to injure the victim or violate or abuse the victim sexually, and burglary with the intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually.