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Amend HB 24 on third reading as follows:
(1) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike added Section 22.01(b-4), Penal Code, and substitute the following:
(b-4) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), unless the conduct is punishable under Subsection (b)(2) or (b-3), an offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a state jail felony if the offense is committed against a person whose relationship to or association with the defendant is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code, and the offense is committed in the physical presence of another person who is younger than 18 years of age.
(2) In SECTION 3 of the bill, strike added Section 22.02(b)(2)(E), Penal Code, and substitute the following:
(E) against a person whose relationship to or association with the defendant is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code, and the offense is committed in the physical presence of another person who is younger than 18 years of age; or