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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or |
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possession of credit card or debit card information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 13A, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended by adding Article 13A.2551 to read as |
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follows: |
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Art. 13A.2551. FRAUDULENT USE OR POSSESSION OF CREDIT CARD |
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OR DEBIT CARD INFORMATION. An offense under Section 32.315, Penal |
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Code, may be prosecuted in any county in which the offense was |
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committed or in the county of residence for any person whose credit |
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card or debit card information was unlawfully obtained, possessed, |
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transferred, or used by the defendant. |
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SECTION 2. Article 38.19(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This article applies to the trial of an offense under |
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any of the following sections of the Penal Code: |
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(1) Section 32.21 (Forgery); |
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(2) Section 32.31 (Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse); |
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[or] |
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(3) Section 32.51 (Fraudulent Use or Possession of |
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Identifying Information); or |
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(4) Section 32.315 (Fraudulent Use or Possession of |
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Credit Card or Debit Card Information). |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a criminal proceeding that commences on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A criminal proceeding that commenced before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the proceeding commenced, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 272 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 121, Nays 19, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 272 was passed by the Senate on May |
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26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |