By Wise                                                H.B. No. 141
         77R1895 GWK-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offenses of
 1-3     kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 20.03(c), Penal Code, is amended to read
 1-6     as follows:
 1-7           (c)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third
 1-8     degree, except that an offense under this section is a felony of
 1-9     the  second degree if the actor exposed the person abducted to a
1-10     risk of serious bodily injury.
1-11           SECTION 2.  Section 20.04(a), Penal Code, is amended to read
1-12     as follows:
1-13           (a)  A person commits an offense if:
1-14                 (1)  the person [he] intentionally or knowingly abducts
1-15     another  person with the intent to:
1-16                       (A) [(1)]  hold the person abducted [him] for
1-17     ransom or reward or to coerce a third person to perform some act;
1-18                       (B) [(2)]  use the person abducted [him] as a
1-19     shield or hostage;
1-20                       (C) [(3)]  facilitate the commission of a felony
1-21     or the flight after the attempt or commission of a felony;
1-22                       (D) [(4)]  inflict bodily injury on the person
1-23     abducted [him] or violate or abuse the person abducted [him]
1-24     sexually;
 2-1                       (E) [(5)]  terrorize the person abducted [him] or
 2-2     a third person; [or]
 2-3                       (F) [(6)]  interfere with the performance of any
 2-4     governmental or political function; or
 2-5                       (G)  hold the person abducted in a condition of
 2-6     involuntary servitude; or
 2-7                 (2)  the person intentionally or knowingly abducts
 2-8     another person who is:
 2-9                       (A)  younger than 17 years of age; or
2-10                       (B)  incompetent.
2-11           SECTION 3.  (a)  The change in law made by this Act applies
2-12     only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
2-13     Act.  For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before
2-14     the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs
2-15     before that date.
2-16           (b)  An offense committed before the effective date of this
2-17     Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
2-18     and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
2-19           SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.