88R7705 MZM-D
 
  By: Plesa H.B. No. 5179
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to creating a cause of action for nonconsensual condom
  removal.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Title 4, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is
  amended by adding Chapter 98C to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 98C. LIABILITY FOR NONCONSENSUAL REMOVAL OF CONDOM DURING
  INTERCOURSE
         Sec. 98C.001.  LIABILITY FOR NONCONSENSUAL REMOVAL OF CONDOM
  DURING INTERCOURSE. A defendant is liable to an individual if the
  defendant, after removing a condom without the individual's
  consent, caused contact between the defendant's sexual organ and
  the individual's anus or sexual organ.
         Sec. 98C.002.  DAMAGES. (a) A court shall award a claimant
  who prevails in an action brought under this chapter:
               (1)  actual damages, including damages for mental
  anguish;
               (2)  appropriate injunctive relief;
               (3)  court costs; and
               (4)  reasonable attorney's fees.
         (b)  In addition to an award under Subsection (a), a claimant
  who prevails in an action brought under this chapter may recover
  exemplary damages.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of
  this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.