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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the punishment for the offense of promotion of |
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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 43.03(b), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third |
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degree, except that the offense is: |
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(1) a felony of the second degree if the actor has been |
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previously convicted of an offense under this section; or |
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(2) a felony of the first degree if the actor engages |
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in conduct described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) involving a person |
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younger than 18 years of age [engaging in prostitution], regardless |
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of whether the actor knows the age of the person at the time of the |
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offense. |
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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. |