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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the criminal penalties for certain criminal offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.001(c), Business & Commerce Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A restaurant or bar owner shall display in a prominent |
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place on the premises of the restaurant or bar a sign stating in |
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letters at least one-half inch high: "UNDER SECTION 32.51, PENAL |
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CODE, IT IS A [STATE JAIL] FELONY OF THE FOURTH DEGREE (PUNISHABLE |
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BY IMPRISONMENT IN THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE |
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[CONFINEMENT IN A STATE JAIL] FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO YEARS) TO |
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OBTAIN, POSSESS, TRANSFER, OR USE A CUSTOMER'S DEBIT CARD OR CREDIT |
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CARD NUMBER WITHOUT THE CUSTOMER'S CONSENT OR EFFECTIVE CONSENT." |
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SECTION 2. Section 101.029, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.029. LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN CONDUCT OF STATE PRISON |
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INMATES. (a) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is liable |
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for property damage, personal injury, and death proximately caused |
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by the wrongful act or omission or the negligence of an inmate [or |
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state jail defendant] housed in a facility operated by the |
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department if: |
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(1) the property damage, personal injury, or death |
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arises from the operation or use of a motor-driven vehicle or |
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motor-driven equipment; |
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(2) the inmate [or defendant] would be personally |
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liable to the claimant for the property damage, personal injury, or |
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death according to Texas law were the inmate [or defendant] a |
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private person acting in similar circumstances; and |
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(3) the act, omission, or negligence was committed by |
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the inmate [or defendant] acting in the course and scope of a task |
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or activity that: |
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(A) the inmate [or defendant] performed at the |
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request of an employee of the department; and |
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(B) the inmate [or defendant] performed under the |
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control or supervision of the department. |
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(b) A claimant may not name the inmate [or state jail |
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defendant] whose act or omission gave rise to the claim as a |
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codefendant in an action brought under this section. |
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(c) A judgment in an action or a settlement of a claim |
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against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under this section |
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bars any action involving the same subject matter by the claimant |
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against the inmate [or state jail defendant] whose act or omission |
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gave rise to the claim. A judgment in an action or a settlement of a |
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claim against an inmate [or state jail defendant] bars any action |
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involving the same subject matter by the claimant against the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice under this section. |
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(d) This section does not apply to property damage, personal |
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injury, or death sustained by an inmate [or state jail defendant]. |
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SECTION 3. Article 42A.056, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 42A.056. LIMITATION ON JURY-RECOMMENDED COMMUNITY |
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SUPERVISION. A defendant is not eligible for community |
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supervision under Article 42A.055 if the defendant: |
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(1) is sentenced to a term of imprisonment that |
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exceeds 10 years; |
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(2) [is convicted of a state jail felony for which |
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suspension of the imposition of the sentence occurs automatically |
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under Article 42A.551; |
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[(3)] is adjudged guilty of an offense under Section |
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19.02, Penal Code; |
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(3) [(4)] is convicted of an offense under Section |
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21.11, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code, if the victim of the offense |
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was younger than 14 years of age at the time the offense was |
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committed; |
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(4) [(5)] is convicted of an offense under Section |
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20.04, Penal Code, if: |
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(A) the victim of the offense was younger than 14 |
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years of age at the time the offense was committed; and |
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(B) the actor committed the offense with the |
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intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually; |
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(5) [(6)] is convicted of an offense under Section |
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20A.02, 20A.03, 43.04, 43.05, or 43.25, Penal Code; or |
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(6) [(7)] is convicted of an offense for which |
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punishment is increased under Section 481.134(c), (d), (e), or (f), |
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Health and Safety Code, if it is shown that the defendant has been |
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previously convicted of an offense for which punishment was |
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increased under any of those subsections. |
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SECTION 4. Articles 42A.515(a) and (c), Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, as added by Chapter 413 (S.B. 20), Acts of the 86th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), on a defendant's |
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conviction of a Class A or B misdemeanor under Section 43.02(a), |
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Penal Code, the judge shall suspend imposition of the sentence and |
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place the defendant on community supervision. |
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(c) A judge who places a defendant on community supervision |
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under Subsection (a) [or (b)] shall require as a condition of |
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community supervision that the defendant participate in a |
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commercially sexually exploited persons court program established |
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under Chapter 126, Government Code, if a program has been |
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established for the county or municipality where the defendant |
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resides. Sections 126.002(b) and (c), Government Code, do not apply |
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with respect to a defendant required to participate in the court |
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program under this subsection. |
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SECTION 5. Article 56A.552, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 56A.552. NOTIFICATION OF VICTIM. The department shall |
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immediately notify the victim of an offense, the victim's guardian, |
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or the victim's close relative if the victim is deceased, if the |
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victim, victim's guardian, or victim's close relative has notified |
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the department as provided by Article 56A.554, when the defendant: |
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(1) escapes from a facility operated by the department |
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for the imprisonment of individuals convicted of felonies [other |
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than state jail felonies]; or |
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(2) is transferred from the custody of a facility |
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described by Subdivision (1) to the custody of a peace officer under |
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a writ of attachment or a bench warrant. |
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SECTION 6. Article 56A.553, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 56A.553. NOTIFICATION OF WITNESS. The department |
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shall immediately notify a witness who testified against a |
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defendant at the trial for the offense for which the defendant is |
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imprisoned, the witness's guardian, or the witness's close |
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relative, if the witness, witness's guardian, or witness's close |
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relative has notified the department as provided by Article |
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56A.554, when the defendant: |
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(1) escapes from a facility operated by the department |
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for the imprisonment of individuals convicted of felonies [other |
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than state jail felonies]; or |
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(2) is transferred from the custody of a facility |
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described by Subdivision (1) to the custody of a peace officer under |
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a writ of attachment or a bench warrant. |
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SECTION 7. Article 58.106, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 58.106. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION OF CONFINED VICTIM. |
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This subchapter does not prohibit the inspector general of the |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice from disclosing a victim's |
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identifying information to an employee of the department or the |
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department's ombudsperson if the victim is an inmate [or state jail |
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defendant] confined in a facility operated by or under contract |
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with the department. |
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SECTION 8. Article 58.107(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) It is an exception to the application of this article |
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that: |
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(1) the person who discloses the name, address, or |
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telephone number of a victim is the inspector general of the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice; |
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(2) the victim is an inmate [or state jail defendant] |
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confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the |
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department; and |
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(3) the person to whom the disclosure is made is an |
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employee of the department or the department's ombudsperson. |
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SECTION 9. Article 62.001(5), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(5) "Reportable conviction or adjudication" means a |
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conviction or adjudication, including an adjudication of |
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delinquent conduct or a deferred adjudication, that, regardless of |
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the pendency of an appeal, is a conviction for or an adjudication |
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for or based on: |
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(A) a violation of Section 21.02 (Continuous |
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sexual abuse of young child or children), 21.09 (Bestiality), 21.11 |
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(Indecency with a child), 22.011 (Sexual assault), 22.021 |
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(Aggravated sexual assault), or 25.02 (Prohibited sexual conduct), |
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Penal Code; |
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(B) a violation of Section 43.04 (Aggravated |
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promotion of prostitution), 43.05 (Compelling prostitution), 43.25 |
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(Sexual performance by a child), or 43.26 (Possession or promotion |
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of child pornography), Penal Code; |
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(B-1) a violation of Section 43.02 |
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(Prostitution), Penal Code, if the offense is punishable as a |
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felony of the second degree under Subsection (c-1) [(c-1)(2)] of |
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that section; |
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(C) a violation of Section 20.04(a)(4) |
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(Aggravated kidnapping), Penal Code, if the actor committed the |
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offense or engaged in the conduct with intent to violate or abuse |
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the victim sexually; |
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(D) a violation of Section 30.02 (Burglary), |
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Penal Code, if the offense or conduct is punishable under |
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Subsection (d) of that section and the actor committed the offense |
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or engaged in the conduct with intent to commit a felony listed in |
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Paragraph (A) or (C); |
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(E) a violation of Section 20.02 (Unlawful |
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restraint), 20.03 (Kidnapping), or 20.04 (Aggravated kidnapping), |
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Penal Code, if, as applicable: |
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(i) the judgment in the case contains an |
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affirmative finding under Article 42.015; or |
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(ii) the order in the hearing or the papers |
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in the case contain an affirmative finding that the victim or |
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intended victim was younger than 17 years of age; |
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(F) the second violation of Section 21.08 |
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(Indecent exposure), Penal Code, but not if the second violation |
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results in a deferred adjudication; |
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(G) an attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation, as |
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defined by Chapter 15, Penal Code, to commit an offense or engage in |
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conduct listed in Paragraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (K), or (L); |
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(H) a violation of the laws of another state, |
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federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform Code of |
|
Military Justice for or based on the violation of an offense |
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containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements |
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of an offense listed under Paragraph (A), (B), (B-1), (C), (D), (E), |
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(G), (J), (K), or (L), but not if the violation results in a |
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deferred adjudication; |
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(I) the second violation of the laws of another |
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state, federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform |
|
Code of Military Justice for or based on the violation of an offense |
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containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements |
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of the offense of indecent exposure, but not if the second violation |
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results in a deferred adjudication; |
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(J) a violation of Section 33.021 (Online |
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solicitation of a minor), Penal Code; |
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(K) a violation of Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), |
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(7), or (8) (Trafficking of persons), Penal Code; or |
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(L) a violation of Section 20A.03 (Continuous |
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trafficking of persons), Penal Code, if the offense is based partly |
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or wholly on conduct that constitutes an offense under Section |
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20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8) of that code. |
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SECTION 10. Sections 76.010(a), (c), (d), (e), and (f), |
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Government Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section, "community [: |
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[(1) "Community] corrections facility" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 509.001. |
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[(2) "State jail felony facility" means a facility |
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operated or contracted for by the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice under Subchapter A, Chapter 507, for the confinement of |
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individuals convicted of state jail felonies.] |
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(c) The department may authorize expenditures of funds |
|
provided by the division to the department for the purposes of |
|
providing facilities, equipment, and utilities for community |
|
corrections facilities [or state jail felony facilities] if: |
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(1) the judges described by Section 76.002 recommend |
|
the expenditures; and |
|
(2) the division[, or the correctional institutions |
|
division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in the case of |
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a state jail felony facility,] provides funds for the purpose of |
|
assisting in the establishment or improvement of the facilities. |
|
(d) A department may acquire, hold title to, and own real |
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property for the purpose of establishing a community corrections |
|
facility [or a state jail felony facility]. |
|
(e) A department, county, municipality, or a combination |
|
involving more than one of those entities may not use a facility or |
|
real property purchased, acquired, or improved with state funds |
|
unless the division[, or the correctional institutions division of |
|
the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in the case of a state jail |
|
felony facility,] first approves the use. |
|
(f) The division [or the correctional institutions division |
|
of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, in the case of a state |
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jail felony facility,] is entitled to reimbursement from an entity |
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described by Subsection (e) of all state funds used by the entity |
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without the approval required by Subsection (e). |
|
SECTION 11. Section 402.035(d), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
|
(d) The task force shall: |
|
(1) collaborate, as needed to fulfill the duties of |
|
the task force, with: |
|
(A) United States attorneys' offices for all of |
|
the federal districts of Texas; and |
|
(B) special agents or customs and border |
|
protection officers and border patrol agents of: |
|
(i) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; |
|
(ii) the United States Drug Enforcement |
|
Administration; |
|
(iii) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, |
|
Firearms and Explosives; |
|
(iv) United States Immigration and Customs |
|
Enforcement; or |
|
(v) the United States Department of |
|
Homeland Security; |
|
(2) collect, organize, and periodically publish |
|
statistical data on the nature and extent of human trafficking in |
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this state, including data described by Subdivisions (4)(A), (B), |
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(C), (D), and (E); |
|
(3) solicit cooperation and assistance from state and |
|
local governmental agencies, political subdivisions of the state, |
|
nongovernmental organizations, and other persons, as appropriate, |
|
for the purpose of collecting and organizing statistical data under |
|
Subdivision (2); |
|
(4) ensure that each state or local governmental |
|
agency and political subdivision of the state and each state or |
|
local law enforcement agency, district attorney, or county attorney |
|
that assists in the prevention of human trafficking collects |
|
statistical data related to human trafficking, including, as |
|
appropriate: |
|
(A) the number of investigations concerning, |
|
arrests and prosecutions for, and convictions of: |
|
(i) the offense of trafficking of persons; |
|
(ii) the offense of forgery or an offense |
|
under Chapter 43, Penal Code, if the offense was committed as part |
|
of a criminal episode involving the trafficking of persons; and |
|
(iii) an offense punishable as a felony of |
|
the second degree under Section 43.02(c-1) [43.02(c-1)(2)], Penal |
|
Code, regardless of whether the offense was committed as part of a |
|
criminal episode involving the trafficking of persons; |
|
(B) demographic information on persons who are |
|
convicted of offenses described by Paragraph (A) and persons who |
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are the victims of those offenses; |
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(C) geographic routes by which human trafficking |
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victims are trafficked, including routes by which victims are |
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trafficked across this state's international border, and |
|
geographic patterns in human trafficking, including the country or |
|
state of origin and the country or state of destination; |
|
(D) means of transportation and methods used by |
|
persons who engage in trafficking to transport their victims; and |
|
(E) social and economic factors that create a |
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demand for the labor or services that victims of human trafficking |
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are forced to provide; |
|
(5) work with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement |
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to develop and conduct training for law enforcement personnel, |
|
victim service providers, and medical service providers to identify |
|
victims of human trafficking; |
|
(6) work with the Texas Education Agency, the |
|
Department of Family and Protective Services, and the Health and |
|
Human Services Commission to: |
|
(A) develop a list of key indicators that a |
|
person is a victim of human trafficking; |
|
(B) develop a standardized curriculum for |
|
training doctors, nurses, emergency medical services personnel, |
|
teachers, school counselors, school administrators, and personnel |
|
from the Department of Family and Protective Services and the |
|
Health and Human Services Commission to identify and assist victims |
|
of human trafficking; |
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(C) train doctors, nurses, emergency medical |
|
services personnel, teachers, school counselors, school |
|
administrators, and personnel from the Department of Family and |
|
Protective Services and the Health and Human Services Commission to |
|
identify and assist victims of human trafficking; |
|
(D) develop and conduct training for personnel |
|
from the Department of Family and Protective Services and the |
|
Health and Human Services Commission on methods for identifying |
|
children in foster care who may be at risk of becoming victims of |
|
human trafficking; and |
|
(E) develop a process for referring identified |
|
human trafficking victims and individuals at risk of becoming |
|
victims to appropriate entities for services; |
|
(7) on the request of a judge of a county court, county |
|
court at law, or district court or a county attorney, district |
|
attorney, or criminal district attorney, assist and train the judge |
|
or the judge's staff or the attorney or the attorney's staff in the |
|
recognition and prevention of human trafficking; |
|
(8) examine training protocols related to human |
|
trafficking issues, as developed and implemented by federal, state, |
|
and local law enforcement agencies; |
|
(9) collaborate with state and local governmental |
|
agencies, political subdivisions of the state, and nongovernmental |
|
organizations to implement a media awareness campaign in |
|
communities affected by human trafficking; |
|
(10) develop recommendations on how to strengthen |
|
state and local efforts to prevent human trafficking, protect and |
|
assist human trafficking victims, curb markets and other economic |
|
avenues that facilitate human trafficking and investigate and |
|
prosecute human trafficking offenders; |
|
(11) examine the extent to which human trafficking is |
|
associated with the operation of sexually oriented businesses, as |
|
defined by Section 243.002, Local Government Code, and the |
|
workplace or public health concerns that are created by the |
|
association of human trafficking and the operation of sexually |
|
oriented businesses; |
|
(12) develop recommendations for addressing the |
|
demand for forced labor or services or sexual conduct involving |
|
victims of human trafficking, including recommendations for |
|
increased penalties for individuals who engage or attempt to engage |
|
in prostitution with victims younger than 18 years of age; and |
|
(13) identify and report to the governor and |
|
legislature on laws, licensure requirements, or other regulations |
|
that can be passed at the state and local level to curb trafficking |
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using the Internet and in sexually oriented businesses. |
|
SECTION 12. Section 411.172(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
|
(b) For the purposes of this section, an offense under the |
|
laws of this state, another state, or the United States is: |
|
(1) except as provided by Subsection (b-1), a felony |
|
if the offense, at the time the offense is committed: |
|
(A) is designated by a law of this state as a |
|
felony; |
|
(B) contains all the elements of an offense |
|
designated by a law of this state as a felony; or |
|
(C) is punishable by confinement for one year or |
|
more in a penitentiary; and |
|
(2) a Class A misdemeanor if the offense is not a |
|
felony and confinement in a jail [other than a state jail felony |
|
facility] is affixed as a possible punishment. |
|
SECTION 13. Section 493.002(a), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(a) The following divisions are within the department: |
|
(1) the community justice assistance division; |
|
(2) the institutional division; |
|
(3) the pardons and paroles division; |
|
(4) [the state jail division; |
|
[(5)] the internal audit division; and |
|
(5) [(6)] the programs and services division. |
|
SECTION 14. Section 493.0021(a), Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 493.002, 493.003, 493.004, |
|
493.005, [493.0051,] 493.0052, [as added by Chapter 1360, Acts of |
|
the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997,] and 493.0053 |
|
[493.0052, as added by Chapter 490, Acts of the 75th Legislature, |
|
Regular Session, 1997], the executive director, with the approval |
|
of the board, may: |
|
(1) create divisions in addition to those listed in |
|
Section 493.002 and assign to the newly created divisions any |
|
duties and powers imposed on or granted to an existing division or |
|
to the department generally; |
|
(2) eliminate any division listed in Section 493.002 |
|
or created under this section and assign any duties or powers |
|
previously assigned to the eliminated division to another division |
|
listed in Section 493.002 or created under this section; or |
|
(3) eliminate all divisions listed in Section 493.002 |
|
or created under this section and reorganize the distribution of |
|
powers and duties granted to or imposed on a division in any manner |
|
the executive director determines is best for the proper |
|
administration of the department. |
|
SECTION 15. Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by |
|
adding Section 493.0095 to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 493.0095. USE OF FORMER STATE JAIL FELONY FACILITIES. |
|
Notwithstanding any other law, the department may use a state jail |
|
felony facility established under former Chapter 507 for any |
|
purpose the department determines appropriate, including the |
|
confinement of inmates serving a sentence for a felony of the fourth |
|
degree. |
|
SECTION 16. Section 493.015(b), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(b) The department shall identify those inmates who are |
|
imprisoned in the institutional division or confined in a transfer |
|
facility, a substance abuse treatment facility, [a state jail |
|
felony facility,] or a county jail awaiting transfer to the |
|
institutional division and for whom the department is unable to |
|
reasonably ascertain whether or not the person is an illegal |
|
criminal alien. |
|
SECTION 17. Section 493.032(a), Government Code, as added |
|
by Chapter 1163 (H.B. 3227), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2019, is amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) The department shall adopt a policy to increase the |
|
availability of formal and informal peer support services, |
|
including certified peer specialist services, to a person confined |
|
in a facility operated by or under contract with the department, |
|
including a [state jail felony facility,] substance abuse felony |
|
punishment facility and[, or] intermediate sanction facility. |
|
SECTION 18. Section 496.007, Government Code, is amended to |
|
read as follows: |
|
Sec. 496.007. LOCATION OF NEW FACILITIES. In determining |
|
the location of a facility to be built, the department, in |
|
evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed |
|
location, shall consider whether the proposed location is: |
|
(1) close enough to a county with 100,000 or more |
|
inhabitants to provide access to services and other resources |
|
provided in such a county; |
|
(2) cost-effective with respect to its proximity to |
|
other facilities of the department; |
|
(3) close to an area that would facilitate release of |
|
inmates [or persons confined in state jail felony facilities] to |
|
their area of residence; and |
|
(4) close to an area that provides adequate |
|
educational opportunities and medical care. |
|
SECTION 19. Section 497.010(d), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(d) It is an exception to the application of this section |
|
that the actor was an inmate [or state jail defendant] confined in a |
|
facility operated by or under contract with the department who sold |
|
or offered to sell an art or craft in the manner authorized under |
|
Section 501.013(b). |
|
SECTION 20. Section 497.094(b), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(b) The department and the Texas Workforce Investment |
|
Council by rule shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that |
|
establishes the respective responsibility of those entities to |
|
provide through local workforce development boards job training and |
|
employment assistance to persons formerly sentenced to the |
|
institutional division [or the state jail division] and information |
|
on services available to employers or potential employers of those |
|
persons. The department shall coordinate the development of the |
|
memorandum of understanding. |
|
SECTION 21. Section 499.155(a), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the institutional |
|
division may not confine an inmate described by Section 499.152 in a |
|
transfer facility authorized by this subchapter for a period that |
|
exceeds the maximum period for which a person [state jail felon] may |
|
be confined [in a state jail felony facility] under Section 12.35, |
|
Penal Code. |
|
SECTION 22. Section 501.015(f), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(f) Subsection (a)(3) does not apply to an inmate [who on |
|
discharge or release on parole, mandatory supervision, or |
|
conditional pardon is transferred from the custody of the |
|
institutional division to a state jail felony facility or] who is |
|
subject to a felony detainer and is released to the custody of |
|
another jurisdiction. |
|
SECTION 23. Section 501.054(g), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(g) The department shall maintain the confidentiality of |
|
test results of an inmate indicating HIV infection at all times, |
|
including after the inmate's discharge[, release from a state |
|
jail,] or release on parole or mandatory supervision. The |
|
department may not honor the request of an agency of the state or |
|
any person who requests a test result as a condition of housing or |
|
supervising the inmate while the inmate is on community supervision |
|
or parole or mandatory supervision, unless honoring the request |
|
would improve the ability of the inmate to obtain essential health |
|
and social services. |
|
SECTION 24. Section 501.091, Government Code, as added by |
|
Chapter 643 (H.B. 1711), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2009, is reenacted and amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 501.091. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
|
(1) "Correctional facility" means a facility operated |
|
by or under contract with the department. |
|
(2) "Offender" means an inmate [or state jail |
|
defendant] confined in a correctional facility. |
|
SECTION 25. Section 501.171(2), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(2) "Inmate" means an inmate [or state jail defendant] |
|
confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the |
|
department. |
|
SECTION 26. Section 1232.114(b), Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) This section does not apply to a minor renovation, |
|
repair, or construction project at a facility operated by the Texas |
|
Department of Criminal Justice for the imprisonment of individuals |
|
convicted of felonies [other than state jail felonies], as defined |
|
by the department in cooperation with the commission. Instead of |
|
submitting a project analysis, the department may substitute the |
|
master plan required to be submitted by Section 1401.121 if the |
|
master plan contains information substantially equivalent to the |
|
information required to be in a project analysis under Sections |
|
2166.151-2166.155. |
|
SECTION 27. Section 2166.003(b), Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) Only Sections 2166.151, 2166.152, 2166.153, 2166.154, |
|
2166.155, 2166.251, and 2166.252 and Subchapter H apply to a |
|
construction project undertaken by or for the Texas Department of |
|
Criminal Justice for the imprisonment of individuals convicted of |
|
felonies [other than state jail felonies]. |
|
SECTION 28. Section 2303.402(c), Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(c) For the purposes of this section, an economically |
|
disadvantaged individual is an individual who: |
|
(1) was unemployed for at least three months before |
|
obtaining employment with the qualified business; |
|
(2) receives public assistance benefits, including |
|
welfare payments or food stamps, based on need and intended to |
|
alleviate poverty; |
|
(3) is a low-income individual, as defined by Section |
|
101, Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. Section 2801(25)); |
|
(4) is an individual with a disability, as defined |
|
by 29 U.S.C. Section 705(20)(A); |
|
(5) is an inmate, as defined by Section 498.001; |
|
(6) is entering the workplace after being confined in |
|
a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department |
|
of Criminal Justice for the imprisonment of individuals convicted |
|
of felonies [other than state jail felonies]; |
|
(7) has been released by the Texas Juvenile Justice |
|
Department and is on parole, if state law provides for such a person |
|
to be on parole; |
|
(8) meets the current low income or moderate income |
|
limits developed under Section 8, United States Housing Act of 1937 |
|
(42 U.S.C. Section 1437f et seq.); or |
|
(9) was under the permanent managing conservatorship |
|
of the Department of Family and Protective Services on the day |
|
preceding the individual's 18th birthday. |
|
SECTION 29. Section 481.115(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor |
|
[state jail felony] if the amount of the controlled substance |
|
possessed is, by aggregate weight, including adulterants or |
|
dilutants, less than one gram. |
|
SECTION 30. Section 481.1151(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) An offense under this section is: |
|
(1) a Class A misdemeanor [state jail felony] if the |
|
number of abuse units of the controlled substance is fewer than 20; |
|
(2) a felony of the third degree if the number of abuse |
|
units of the controlled substance is 20 or more but fewer than 80; |
|
(3) a felony of the second degree if the number of |
|
abuse units of the controlled substance is 80 or more but fewer than |
|
4,000; |
|
(4) a felony of the first degree if the number of abuse |
|
units of the controlled substance is 4,000 or more but fewer than |
|
8,000; and |
|
(5) punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department |
|
of Criminal Justice for life or for a term of not more than 99 years |
|
or less than 15 years and a fine not to exceed $250,000, if the |
|
number of abuse units of the controlled substance is 8,000 or more. |
|
SECTION 31. Section 481.116(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor |
|
[state jail felony] if the amount of the controlled substance |
|
possessed is, by aggregate weight, including adulterants or |
|
dilutants, less than one gram. |
|
SECTION 32. Section 481.1161(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) An offense under this section is: |
|
(1) a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of the |
|
controlled substance possessed is, by aggregate weight, including |
|
adulterants or dilutants, four [two] ounces or less; |
|
(2) [a Class A misdemeanor if the amount of the |
|
controlled substance possessed is, by aggregate weight, including |
|
adulterants or dilutants, four ounces or less but more than two |
|
ounces; |
|
[(3)] a Class A misdemeanor [state jail felony] if the |
|
amount of the controlled substance possessed is, by aggregate |
|
weight, including adulterants or dilutants, five pounds or less but |
|
more than four ounces; |
|
(3) [(4)] a felony of the third degree if the amount of |
|
the controlled substance possessed is, by aggregate weight, |
|
including adulterants or dilutants, 50 pounds or less but more than |
|
5 pounds; |
|
(4) [(5)] a felony of the second degree if the amount |
|
of the controlled substance possessed is, by aggregate weight, |
|
including adulterants or dilutants, 2,000 pounds or less but more |
|
than 50 pounds; and |
|
(5) [(6)] punishable by imprisonment in the Texas |
|
Department of Criminal Justice for life or for a term of not more |
|
than 99 years or less than 5 years, and a fine not to exceed $50,000, |
|
if the amount of the controlled substance possessed is, by |
|
aggregate weight, including adulterants or dilutants, more than |
|
2,000 pounds. |
|
SECTION 33. Section 481.121(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is: |
|
(1) a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of marihuana |
|
possessed is four [two] ounces or less; |
|
(2) [a Class A misdemeanor if the amount of marihuana |
|
possessed is four ounces or less but more than two ounces; |
|
[(3)] a Class A misdemeanor [state jail felony] if the |
|
amount of marihuana possessed is five pounds or less but more than |
|
four ounces; |
|
(3) [(4)] a felony of the third degree if the amount of |
|
marihuana possessed is 50 pounds or less but more than 5 pounds; |
|
(4) [(5)] a felony of the second degree if the amount |
|
of marihuana possessed is 2,000 pounds or less but more than 50 |
|
pounds; and |
|
(5) [(6)] punishable by imprisonment in the Texas |
|
Department of Criminal Justice for life or for a term of not more |
|
than 99 years or less than 5 years, and a fine not to exceed $50,000, |
|
if the amount of marihuana possessed is more than 2,000 pounds. |
|
SECTION 34. Section 481.126(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) A person commits an offense if the person: |
|
(1) barters property or expends funds the person knows |
|
are derived from the commission of an offense under this chapter |
|
punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal |
|
Justice for life; |
|
(2) barters property or expends funds the person knows |
|
are derived from the commission of an offense under Section |
|
481.121(a) that is punishable under Section 481.121(b)(4) |
|
[481.121(b)(5)]; |
|
(3) barters property or finances or invests funds the |
|
person knows or believes are intended to further the commission of |
|
an offense for which the punishment is described by Subdivision |
|
(1); or |
|
(4) barters property or finances or invests funds the |
|
person knows or believes are intended to further the commission of |
|
an offense under Section 481.121(a) that is punishable under |
|
Section 481.121(b)(4) [481.121(b)(5)]. |
|
SECTION 35. Section 481.129(g), Health and Safety Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(g) An offense under Subsection (c)(2) is: |
|
(1) a Class A misdemeanor [state jail felony] if the |
|
defendant possesses: |
|
(A) a prescription form; or |
|
(B) a prescription for a controlled substance |
|
listed in Schedule II or III; and |
|
(2) a Class B misdemeanor if the defendant possesses a |
|
prescription for a controlled substance listed in Schedule IV or V. |
|
SECTION 36. Sections 481.134(c), (d), and (e), Health and |
|
Safety Code, are amended to read as follows: |
|
(c) The minimum term of confinement or imprisonment for an |
|
offense otherwise punishable under Section 481.112(c), (d), (e), or |
|
(f), 481.1121(b)(2), (3), or (4), 481.113(c), (d), or (e), |
|
481.114(c), (d), or (e), 481.115(c)-(f), 481.1151(b)(2), (3), (4), |
|
or (5), 481.116(c), (d), or (e), 481.1161(b)(3), (4), or (5) |
|
[481.1161(b)(4), (5), or (6)], 481.117(c), (d), or (e), 481.118(c), |
|
(d), or (e), 481.120(b)(4), (5), or (6), or 481.121(b)(3), (4), or |
|
(5) [481.121(b)(4), (5), or (6)] is increased by five years and the |
|
maximum fine for the offense is doubled if it is shown on the trial |
|
of the offense that the offense was committed: |
|
(1) in, on, or within 1,000 feet of the premises of a |
|
school, the premises of a public or private youth center, or a |
|
playground; or |
|
(2) on a school bus. |
|
(d) An offense otherwise punishable under Section |
|
481.112(b), 481.1121(b)(1), 481.113(b), 481.114(b), or |
|
[481.115(b), 481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(3),] |
|
481.120(b)(3)[, or 481.121(b)(3)] is a felony of the third degree |
|
if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the offense was |
|
committed: |
|
(1) in, on, or within 1,000 feet of any real property |
|
that is owned, rented, or leased to a school or school board, the |
|
premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground; or |
|
(2) on a school bus. |
|
(e) An offense otherwise punishable under Section |
|
481.115(b), 481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.117(b), 481.119(a), |
|
481.120(b)(2), or 481.121(b)(2) is a [state jail] felony of the |
|
fourth degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the |
|
offense was committed: |
|
(1) in, on, or within 1,000 feet of any real property |
|
that is owned, rented, or leased to a school or school board, the |
|
premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground; or |
|
(2) on a school bus. |
|
SECTION 37. Section 614.0032(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) The office shall[: |
|
[(1)] perform duties imposed on the office by Section |
|
508.146, Government Code[; and |
|
[(2) periodically identify state jail felony |
|
defendants suitable for release under Article 42A.561, Code of |
|
Criminal Procedure, and perform other duties imposed on the office |
|
by that article]. |
|
SECTION 38. Section 306.007(b), Labor Code, is amended to |
|
read as follows: |
|
(b) The commission shall adopt a memorandum of |
|
understanding with each of the following agencies that establishes |
|
the respective responsibilities of the commission and the agencies |
|
in providing information described by Subsection (a) to persons |
|
formerly sentenced to the institutional division [or the state jail |
|
division] of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, to employers |
|
or potential employers of those persons, and to local workforce |
|
development boards: |
|
(1) the Department of State Health Services; |
|
(2) the Texas Department of Housing and Community |
|
Affairs; |
|
(3) the Texas Veterans Commission; and |
|
(4) the Health and Human Services Commission. |
|
SECTION 39. Section 244.006, Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 244.006. EXEMPTIONS. This subchapter does not apply |
|
to the operation of a correctional or rehabilitation facility at a |
|
location subject to this subchapter if: |
|
(1) on September 1, 1997, the correctional or |
|
rehabilitation facility was in operation, under construction, |
|
under contract for operation or construction, or planned for |
|
construction at the location on land owned or leased by an agency or |
|
political subdivision of the state and designated for use as a |
|
correctional or rehabilitation facility; |
|
(2) the correctional or rehabilitation facility was in |
|
operation or under construction before the establishment of a |
|
residential area the location of which makes the facility subject |
|
to this subchapter; |
|
(3) the correctional or rehabilitation facility is a |
|
temporary correctional or rehabilitation facility that will be |
|
operated at the location for less than one year; |
|
(4) the correctional or rehabilitation facility is |
|
required to obtain a special use permit or a conditional use permit |
|
from the municipality in which the facility is located before |
|
beginning operation; |
|
(5) the correctional or rehabilitation facility is an |
|
expansion of a facility operated by the correctional institutions |
|
division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the |
|
imprisonment of individuals convicted of felonies [other than state |
|
jail felonies] or by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; |
|
(6) the correctional or rehabilitation facility is a |
|
county jail or a pre-adjudication or post-adjudication juvenile |
|
detention facility operated by a county or county juvenile board; |
|
(7) the facility is: |
|
(A) a juvenile probation office located at, and |
|
operated in conjunction with, a juvenile justice alternative |
|
education center; and |
|
(B) used exclusively by students attending the |
|
juvenile justice alternative education center; |
|
(8) the facility is a public or private institution of |
|
higher education or vocational training to which admission is open |
|
to the general public; |
|
(9) the facility is operated primarily as a treatment |
|
facility for juveniles under contract with the Health and Human |
|
Services Commission, [Department of Aging and Disability Services |
|
or] the Department of State Health Services, a local intellectual |
|
and developmental disability authority, or a local mental health |
|
[or mental retardation] authority; |
|
(10) the facility is operated as a juvenile justice |
|
alternative education program; |
|
(11) the facility: |
|
(A) is not operated primarily as a correctional |
|
or rehabilitation facility; and |
|
(B) only houses persons or children described by |
|
Section 244.001(1)(B) for a purpose related to treatment or |
|
education; or |
|
(12) the facility is a probation or parole office |
|
located in a commercial use area. |
|
SECTION 40. Section 331.010(b), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) The governor and the Texas Board of Criminal Justice may |
|
permit the use of state inmates [and defendants confined in state |
|
jail felony facilities] for the improvement and maintenance of |
|
parks acquired under this chapter under agreements made by the |
|
Parks and Wildlife Department and the municipality or county. |
|
SECTION 41. Section 12.4061, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 12.4061. PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE FOURTH DEGREE [STATE |
|
JAIL] FELONY. (a) An individual adjudged guilty of a Parks and |
|
Wildlife Code [state jail] felony of the fourth degree shall be |
|
punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal |
|
Justice [confinement in a state jail] for a term of not more than |
|
two years or less than 180 days. |
|
(b) In addition to imprisonment [confinement], an |
|
individual adjudged guilty of a Parks and Wildlife Code [state |
|
jail] felony of the fourth degree may be punished by a fine of not |
|
less than $1,500 and not more than $10,000. |
|
(c) For purposes of this code, "Parks and Wildlife Code |
|
state jail felony" means a Parks and Wildlife Code felony of the |
|
fourth degree. |
|
SECTION 42. Section 76.118(e-1), Parks and Wildlife Code, |
|
is amended to read as follows: |
|
(e-1) If it is shown at the trial of a defendant for a |
|
violation of Section 76.116 that the defendant has been convicted |
|
once within five years before the trial date of a violation of |
|
Section 76.116, the defendant is guilty of a Class A Parks and |
|
Wildlife Code misdemeanor [state jail felony]. |
|
SECTION 43. Section 12.04, Penal Code, is amended to read as |
|
follows: |
|
Sec. 12.04. CLASSIFICATION OF FELONIES. (a) Felonies are |
|
classified according to the relative seriousness of the offense |
|
into five categories: |
|
(1) capital felonies; |
|
(2) felonies of the first degree; |
|
(3) felonies of the second degree; |
|
(4) felonies of the third degree; and |
|
(5) [state jail] felonies of the fourth degree. |
|
(b) An offense designated a felony in this code without |
|
specification as to category is a [state jail] felony of the fourth |
|
degree. |
|
(c) For purposes of this code and any other laws of this |
|
state, "state jail felony" means a felony of the fourth degree. |
|
(d) For purposes of enhancing a penalty under this code or |
|
any other laws of this state: |
|
(1) a person is considered to have been previously |
|
convicted of a felony of the fourth degree if the person has a final |
|
conviction for a state jail felony; and |
|
(2) a person is considered to have previously received |
|
a dismissal and discharge under Article 42A.111, Code of Criminal |
|
Procedure, for a felony of the fourth degree if the person received |
|
a dismissal and discharge under that article for a state jail |
|
felony. |
|
SECTION 44. Section 12.35, Penal Code, is amended to read as |
|
follows: |
|
Sec. 12.35. FOURTH DEGREE [STATE JAIL] FELONY PUNISHMENT. |
|
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an individual adjudged |
|
guilty of a [state jail] felony of the fourth degree shall be |
|
punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal |
|
Justice [confinement in a state jail] for any term of not more than |
|
two years or less than 180 days. |
|
(b) In addition to imprisonment [confinement], an |
|
individual adjudged guilty of a [state jail] felony of the fourth |
|
degree may be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000. |
|
(c) An individual adjudged guilty of a [state jail] felony |
|
of the fourth degree shall be punished for a third degree felony if |
|
it is shown on the trial of the offense that: |
|
(1) a deadly weapon as defined by Section 1.07 was used |
|
or exhibited during the commission of the offense or during |
|
immediate flight following the commission of the offense, and that |
|
the individual used or exhibited the deadly weapon or was a party to |
|
the offense and knew that a deadly weapon would be used or |
|
exhibited; or |
|
(2) the individual has previously been finally |
|
convicted of any felony: |
|
(A) under Section 20A.03 or 21.02 or listed in |
|
Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure; or |
|
(B) for which the judgment contains an |
|
affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of |
|
Criminal Procedure. |
|
SECTION 45. Sections 12.42(a), (b), and (d), Penal Code, |
|
are amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c)(2), if it is shown |
|
on the trial of a felony of the third degree that the defendant has |
|
previously been finally convicted of a felony other than a [state |
|
jail] felony of the fourth degree punishable under Section |
|
12.35(a), on conviction the defendant shall be punished for a |
|
felony of the second degree. |
|
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c)(2) or (c)(4), if it |
|
is shown on the trial of a felony of the second degree that the |
|
defendant has previously been finally convicted of a felony other |
|
than a [state jail] felony of the fourth degree punishable under |
|
Section 12.35(a), on conviction the defendant shall be punished for |
|
a felony of the first degree. |
|
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c)(2) or (c)(4), if it |
|
is shown on the trial of a felony offense other than a [state jail] |
|
felony of the fourth degree punishable under Section 12.35(a) that |
|
the defendant has previously been finally convicted of two felony |
|
offenses, and the second previous felony conviction is for an |
|
offense that occurred subsequent to the first previous conviction |
|
having become final, on conviction the defendant shall be punished |
|
by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for |
|
life, or for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 25 |
|
years. A previous conviction for a [state jail] felony of the fourth |
|
degree punishable under Section 12.35(a) may not be used for |
|
enhancement purposes under this subsection. |
|
SECTION 46. Sections 12.42(c)(1) and (5), Penal Code, are |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(1) If it is shown on the trial of a felony of the first |
|
degree that the defendant has previously been finally convicted of |
|
a felony other than a [state jail] felony of the fourth degree |
|
punishable under Section 12.35(a), on conviction the defendant |
|
shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of |
|
Criminal Justice for life, or for any term of not more than 99 years |
|
or less than 15 years. In addition to imprisonment, an individual |
|
may be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000. |
|
(5) A previous conviction for a [state jail] felony of |
|
the fourth degree punishable under Section 12.35(a) may not be used |
|
for enhancement purposes under Subdivision (2). |
|
SECTION 47. Section 12.425, Penal Code, is amended to read |
|
as follows: |
|
Sec. 12.425. PENALTIES FOR REPEAT AND HABITUAL FELONY |
|
OFFENDERS ON TRIAL FOR FOURTH DEGREE [STATE JAIL] FELONY. (a) If |
|
it is shown on the trial of a [state jail] felony of the fourth |
|
degree punishable under Section 12.35(a) that the defendant has |
|
previously been finally convicted of two [state jail] felonies of |
|
the fourth degree punishable under Section 12.35(a), on conviction |
|
the defendant shall be punished for a felony of the third degree. |
|
(b) If it is shown on the trial of a [state jail] felony of |
|
the fourth degree punishable under Section 12.35(a) that the |
|
defendant has previously been finally convicted of two felonies |
|
other than a [state jail] felony of the fourth degree punishable |
|
under Section 12.35(a), and the second previous felony conviction |
|
is for an offense that occurred subsequent to the first previous |
|
conviction having become final, on conviction the defendant shall |
|
be punished for a felony of the second degree. |
|
(c) If it is shown on the trial of a [state jail] felony of |
|
the fourth degree for which punishment may be enhanced under |
|
Section 12.35(c) that the defendant has previously been finally |
|
convicted of a felony other than a [state jail] felony of the fourth |
|
degree punishable under Section 12.35(a), on conviction the |
|
defendant shall be punished for a felony of the second degree. |
|
SECTION 48. Section 12.44, Penal Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 12.44. REDUCTION OF FOURTH DEGREE [STATE JAIL] FELONY |
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PUNISHMENT TO MISDEMEANOR PUNISHMENT. (a) A court may punish a |
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defendant who is convicted of a [state jail] felony of the fourth |
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degree by imposing the confinement permissible as punishment for a |
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Class A misdemeanor if, after considering the gravity and |
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circumstances of the felony committed and the history, character, |
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and rehabilitative needs of the defendant, the court finds that |
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such punishment would best serve the ends of justice. |
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(b) At the request of the prosecuting attorney, the court |
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may authorize the prosecuting attorney to prosecute a [state jail] |
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felony of the fourth degree as a Class A misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 49. Section 22.11(b), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor |
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[felony of the third degree]. |
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SECTION 50. Section 31.03(e), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) Except as provided by Subsection (f), an offense under |
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this section is: |
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(1) a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the property |
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stolen is less than $100; |
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(2) a Class B misdemeanor if: |
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(A) the value of the property stolen is $100 or |
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more but less than $750; |
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(B) the value of the property stolen is less than |
|
$100 and the defendant has previously been convicted of any grade of |
|
theft; or |
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(C) the property stolen is a driver's license, |
|
commercial driver's license, or personal identification |
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certificate issued by this state or another state; |
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(3) a Class A misdemeanor if: |
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(A) the value of the property stolen is $750 or |
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more but less than $2,500; or |
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(B) the value of the property stolen is less than |
|
$750 and the defendant has been previously convicted two or more |
|
times of any grade of theft; |
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(4) a [state jail] felony of the fourth degree if: |
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(A) the value of the property stolen is $2,500 or |
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more but less than $30,000, or the property is less than 10 head of |
|
sheep, swine, or goats or any part thereof under the value of |
|
$30,000; |
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(B) regardless of value, the property is stolen |
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from the person of another or from a human corpse or grave, |
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including property that is a military grave marker; |
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(C) the property stolen is a firearm, as defined |
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by Section 46.01; |
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(D) [the value of the property stolen is less |
|
than $2,500 and the defendant has been previously convicted two or |
|
more times of any grade of theft; |
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[(E)] the property stolen is an official ballot |
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or official carrier envelope for an election; or |
|
(E) [(F)] the value of the property stolen is |
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less than $20,000 and the property stolen is: |
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(i) aluminum; |
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(ii) bronze; |
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(iii) copper; or |
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(iv) brass; |
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(5) a felony of the third degree if the value of the |
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property stolen is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000, or the |
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property is: |
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(A) cattle, horses, or exotic livestock or exotic |
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fowl as defined by Section 142.001, Agriculture Code, stolen during |
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a single transaction and having an aggregate value of less than |
|
$150,000; |
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(B) 10 or more head of sheep, swine, or goats |
|
stolen during a single transaction and having an aggregate value of |
|
less than $150,000; or |
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(C) a controlled substance, having a value of |
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less than $150,000, if stolen from: |
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(i) a commercial building in which a |
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controlled substance is generally stored, including a pharmacy, |
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clinic, hospital, nursing facility, or warehouse; or |
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(ii) a vehicle owned or operated by a |
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wholesale distributor of prescription drugs; |
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(6) a felony of the second degree if: |
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(A) the value of the property stolen is $150,000 |
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or more but less than $300,000; or |
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(B) the value of the property stolen is less than |
|
$300,000 and the property stolen is an automated teller machine or |
|
the contents or components of an automated teller machine; or |
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(7) a felony of the first degree if the value of the |
|
property stolen is $300,000 or more. |
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SECTION 51. Sections 31.16(c) and (d), Penal Code, are |
|
amended to read as follows: |
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(c) An offense under this section is: |
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(1) a Class C misdemeanor if the total value of the |
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merchandise involved in the activity is less than $100; |
|
(2) a Class B misdemeanor if the total value of the |
|
merchandise involved in the activity is $100 or more but less than |
|
$750; |
|
(3) a Class A misdemeanor if the total value of the |
|
merchandise involved in the activity is $750 or more but less than |
|
[$2,500; |
|
[(4) a state jail felony if the total value of the |
|
merchandise involved in the activity is $2,500 or more but less |
|
than] $30,000; |
|
(4) [(5)] a felony of the third degree if the total |
|
value of the merchandise involved in the activity is $30,000 or more |
|
but less than $150,000; |
|
(5) [(6)] a felony of the second degree if the total |
|
value of the merchandise involved in the activity is $150,000 or |
|
more but less than $300,000; or |
|
(6) [(7)] a felony of the first degree if the total |
|
value of the merchandise involved in the activity is $300,000 or |
|
more. |
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(d) An offense described for purposes of punishment by |
|
Subsections (c)(1)-(5) [(c)(1)-(6)] is increased to the next higher |
|
category of offense if it is shown on the trial of the offense that: |
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(1) the person organized, supervised, financed, or |
|
managed one or more other persons engaged in an activity described |
|
by Subsection (b); or |
|
(2) during the commission of the offense, a person |
|
engaged in an activity described by Subsection (b) intentionally, |
|
knowingly, or recklessly: |
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(A) caused a fire exit alarm to sound or |
|
otherwise become activated; |
|
(B) deactivated or otherwise prevented a fire |
|
exit alarm or retail theft detector from sounding; or |
|
(C) used a shielding or deactivation instrument |
|
to prevent or attempt to prevent detection of the offense by a |
|
retail theft detector. |
|
SECTION 52. Section 32.32(c), Penal Code, is amended to |
|
read as follows: |
|
(c) An offense under this section is: |
|
(1) a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the property |
|
or the amount of credit is less than $100; |
|
(2) a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the property |
|
or the amount of credit is $100 or more but less than $750; |
|
(3) a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property |
|
or the amount of credit is $750 or more but less than [$2,500; |
|
[(4) a state jail felony if the value of the property |
|
or the amount of credit is $2,500 or more but less than] $30,000; |
|
(4) [(5)] a felony of the third degree if the value of |
|
the property or the amount of credit is $30,000 or more but less |
|
than $150,000; |
|
(5) [(6)] a felony of the second degree if the value of |
|
the property or the amount of credit is $150,000 or more but less |
|
than $300,000; or |
|
(6) [(7)] a felony of the first degree if the value of |
|
the property or the amount of credit is $300,000 or more. |
|
SECTION 53. Sections 43.02(c) and (c-1), Penal Code, are |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B |
|
misdemeanor, except that the offense is[: |
|
[(1)] a Class A misdemeanor if the actor has previously |
|
been convicted [one or two times] of an offense under Subsection |
|
(a)[; or |
|
[(2) a state jail felony if the actor has previously |
|
been convicted three or more times of an offense under Subsection |
|
(a)]. |
|
(c-1) An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class A |
|
misdemeanor, except that the offense is[: |
|
[(1) a state jail felony if the actor has previously |
|
been convicted of an offense under Subsection (b); or |
|
[(2)] a felony of the second degree if the person with |
|
whom the actor agrees to engage in sexual conduct is: |
|
(1) [(A)] younger than 18 years of age, regardless of |
|
whether the actor knows the age of the person at the time of the |
|
offense; |
|
(2) [(B)] represented to the actor as being younger |
|
than 18 years of age; or |
|
(3) [(C)] believed by the actor to be younger than 18 |
|
years of age. |
|
SECTION 54. Section 43.23(b), Penal Code, is amended to |
|
read as follows: |
|
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (h), an offense under |
|
Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor [state jail felony]. |
|
SECTION 55. The following provisions are repealed: |
|
(1) Article 42.0199, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
|
(2) Article 42A.104(b), Code of Criminal Procedure; |
|
(3) Article 42A.515(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, as |
|
added by Chapter 413 (S.B. 20), Acts of the 86th Legislature, |
|
Regular Session, 2019; |
|
(4) Subchapter L, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal |
|
Procedure; |
|
(5) Section 491.001(a)(8), Government Code; |
|
(6) Sections 499.151(b) and 509.006(d) and (e), |
|
Government Code; |
|
(7) Sections 493.0051, 497.097, 509.017, and 511.017, |
|
Government Code; and |
|
(8) Chapter 507, Government Code. |
|
SECTION 56. The changes in law made by this Act apply only |
|
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
|
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
|
governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
|
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
|
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
|
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
|
before that date. |
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SECTION 57. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |