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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition on prosecuting certain persons for |
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certain conduct constituting the offense of prostitution. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.02, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) A person may not be prosecuted for an offense under |
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Subsection (a) that the person committed when younger than 17 years |
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of age. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to an offense committed or |
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conduct that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed or conduct that occurs before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense |
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was committed or the conduct occurred, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. For the purposes of this |
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section, an offense was committed or conduct occurred before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense or conduct |
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occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |