By: Goldman, et al. H.B. No. 3106
        (Senate Sponsor - Huffman, Zaffirini)
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 30, 2019;
  May 1, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal
  Justice; May 10, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable
  Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0;
  May 10, 2019, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3106 By:  Whitmire
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to a requirement that law enforcement agencies enter into
  a certain database information related to investigations of sexual
  assault or other sex offenses.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  This Act shall be known as Molly Jane's Law.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 420, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 420.035 to read as follows:
         Sec. 420.035.  DUTY TO ENTER CERTAIN INFORMATION INTO
  VIOLENT CRIMINAL APPREHENSION PROGRAM DATABASE. (a)  In this
  section, "database" means the national database of the Violent
  Criminal Apprehension Program established and maintained by the
  Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a successor database. 
         (b)  Each law enforcement agency in this state shall request
  access from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to enter
  information into the database.
         (c)  A law enforcement agency that investigates a sexual
  assault or other sex offense shall enter into the database the
  following information regarding the investigation of the sexual
  assault or other sex offense, as available: 
               (1)  the suspect's name and date of birth; 
               (2)  the specific offense being investigated;
               (3)  a description of the manner in which the offense
  was committed, including any pattern of conduct occurring during
  the course of multiple offenses suspected to have been committed by
  the suspect; and
               (4)  any other information required by the Federal
  Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in the database.
         (d)  Information entered into the database under this
  section is excepted from required disclosure under Chapter 552 in
  the manner provided by Section 552.108.
         SECTION 3.  Section 420.035, Government Code, as added by
  this Act, applies only to a pending investigation of a sexual
  assault or other sex offense, regardless of whether the
  investigation was commenced before, on, or after the effective date
  of this Act.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
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