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  By: Castro H.B. No. 2385
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the punishment for the offense of prohibited sexual
  conduct.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 25.02(c), Penal Code, is amended to read
  as follows:
         (c)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third
  degree, unless the offense is committed under Subsection (a)(1)
  [(a)(6)], in which event the offense is a felony of the second
  degree.
         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
  covered by the law in effect when 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, 2009.