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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to narrowing the definition of the offense of compelling |
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prostitution. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.05(a), Penal Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 43.05. COMPELLING PROSTITUTION. |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly: |
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(1) causes another by force, threat, coercion, or fraud to |
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commit prostitution.; |
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(2) causes by any means a child younger than 18 years to |
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commit prostitution, regardless of whether the actor knows the age |
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of the child at the time of the offense. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to conduct |
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that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act, except that |
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a final conviction for an offense that exists on the effective date |
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of this Act is unaffected by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |