The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure as it relates to the imposition of a sentence of life without parole on certain repeat sex offenders and to certain restrictions on employment for sex offenders. Under the provisions of the bill, certain sex offenders with a conviction or adjudication are ineligible for employment with certain transportation and amusement rides. The bill would also require that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Juvenile Justice would notify offenders of these restrictions. Additionally, the bill would require inmates serving a sentence for continuous trafficking of a person or a sexually violent offense who had previously been convicted of any of those offenses would receive a sentence of life without parole. For offenders at least 17 years old with a victim younger than 13 years old, the bill expands offenses subject to this punishment by adding sex trafficking of a child; indecency with a child; sexual assault; sexual performance by a child; aggravated kidnapping with sexual intent; and burglary with intent to commit any of the previously-referenced offenses, indecency with a child, or prohibited sexual conduct. The bill would also expand offenses subject to this punishment by adding the offense of continuous trafficking of a person.
 
The bill would increase the length of incarceration for certain repeat sex offenders. Increasing the length of incarceration for any criminal offense is expected to increase demands on state correctional agency resources. However, in the case of the bill, it is assumed that the number of offenders incarcerated under this statute would not significantly impact state correctional agencies' workload and programs. In fiscal year 2012, 792 offenders were admitted to prison for offenses specified in the bill's provisions and had a victim less than 17 years of age. An estimated 354 of these offenders had a victim less than 13 years of age. This estimate is based on an analysis of offenses that specified the victim was less than 14 years of age, the closest proxy available in the prison admission data. An estimated 13 of these offenders met the prior conviction requirements. This estimate is based on the arrest history of similar offenders released in fiscal year 2012 and recent conviction rates for sex offenses.