88R2165 SHH-D
 
  By: Toth H.B. No. 5268
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the prosecution of the offense of breach of computer
  security.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 33.02(a) and (b-1), Penal Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person commits an offense if, without the effective
  consent of the owner, the person knowingly accesses a computer,
  computer network, or computer system [without the effective consent
  of the owner].
         (b-1)  A person commits an offense if, with the intent to
  defraud or harm another or alter, damage, or delete property, the
  person knowingly accesses:
               (1)  a computer, computer network, or computer system,
  without the effective consent of the owner; or
               (2)  a computer, computer network, or computer system:
                     (A)  that is owned by:
                           (i)  the government; or
                           (ii)  a business or other commercial entity
  engaged in a business activity;
                     (B)  in violation of:
                           (i)  a clear and conspicuous prohibition by
  the owner of the computer, computer network, or computer system; or
                           (ii)  a contractual agreement to which the
  person has expressly agreed; and
                     (C)  with the intent to obtain or use a file, data,
  or proprietary information stored in the computer, network, or
  system to defraud or harm another or alter, damage, or delete
  property.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies 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.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.