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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the jurisdiction of courts in criminal matters |
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involving allegations of sexual assault by a member of the state |
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military forces. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 432, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 432.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 432.006. PROSECUTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. (a) A |
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criminal case alleging a sexual assault committed by a member of the |
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state military forces must first be tried in an appropriate state |
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court with jurisdiction over the case. |
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(b) A military court may not try a person subject to this |
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chapter for committing an offense described by Subsection (a) until |
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any state prosecution of the offense is complete. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |