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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of voyeurism. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.17(a), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person, with the |
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intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of the actor, |
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observes, including remotely through the use of electronic means, |
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another person without the other person's consent while the other |
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person is in a dwelling or structure in which the other person has a |
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reasonable expectation of privacy. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |