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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reimbursement of certain medical costs for victims of |
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certain sex offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 56.46, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Subsection (a) does not apply to reimbursement for a |
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forensic medical examination performed in accordance with |
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Subchapter B, Chapter 420, Government Code, or for any other |
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medical care described by Section 323.004, Health and Safety Code, |
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if the examination or care was provided to the victim of an offense |
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under Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to compensation for criminally injurious conduct occurring on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. Compensation for criminally |
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injurious conduct occurring before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the conduct occurred, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, criminally injurious conduct occurred |
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before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense |
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underlying the conduct occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |