Amend CSSB 1896 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill as appropriate:

SECTION ____.  Section 22.01(b), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b)  An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the offense is committed against:

(1)  a person the actor knows is a public servant while the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty, or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of official power or performance of an official duty as a public servant;

(2)  a person whose relationship to or association with the defendant is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code, if:

(A)  it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this chapter, Chapter 19, or Section 20.03, 20.04, 21.11, or 25.11 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; or

(B)  the offense is committed by intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of the person by applying pressure to the person's throat or neck or by blocking the person's nose or mouth;

(3)  a person who contracts with government to perform a service in a facility as defined by Section 1.07(a)(14), Penal Code, or Section 51.02(13) or (14), Family Code, or an employee of that person:

(A)  while the person or employee is engaged in performing a service within the scope of the contract, if the actor knows the person or employee is authorized by government to provide the service; or

(B)  in retaliation for or on account of the person's or employee's performance of a service within the scope of the contract;

(4)  a person the actor knows is a security officer while the officer is performing a duty as a security officer;

(5)  a person the actor knows is emergency services personnel while the person is providing emergency services;

(6)  a pregnant individual to force the individual to have an abortion; [or]

(7)  a person the actor knows is pregnant at the time of the offense; or

(8)  a person the actor knows is a child welfare caseworker performing duties during an investigation or related to the placement or care of a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.