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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that law enforcement agencies enter into |
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a certain database information related to investigations of sexual |
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assault or other sex offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as Molly Jane's Law. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 420, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 420.035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 420.035. DUTY TO ENTER CERTAIN INFORMATION INTO |
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VIOLENT CRIMINAL APPREHENSION PROGRAM DATABASE. (a) In this |
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section, "database" means the national database of the Violent |
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Criminal Apprehension Program established and maintained by the |
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Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a successor database. |
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(b) Each law enforcement agency in this state shall request |
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access from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to enter |
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information into the database. |
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(c) A law enforcement agency that investigates a sexual |
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assault or other sex offense shall enter into the database the |
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following information regarding the investigation of the sexual |
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assault or other sex offense, as available: |
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(1) the suspect's name and date of birth; |
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(2) the specific offense being investigated; |
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(3) a description of the manner in which the offense |
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was committed, including any pattern of conduct occurring during |
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the course of multiple offenses suspected to have been committed by |
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the suspect; and |
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(4) any other information required by the Federal |
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Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in the database. |
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(d) Information entered into the database under this |
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section is excepted from required disclosure under Chapter 552 in |
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the manner provided by Section 552.108. |
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SECTION 3. Section 420.035, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a pending investigation of a sexual |
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assault or other sex offense, regardless of whether the |
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investigation was commenced before, on, or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3106 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3106 on May 15, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 2, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3106 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 14, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |