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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 aggravated sexual |
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assault. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.021(f), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) The minimum term of imprisonment for an offense under |
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this section is increased to 25 years if[: |
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[(1)] the victim of the offense is younger than 14 |
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[six] years of age at the time the offense is committed[; or |
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[(2) the victim of the offense is younger than 14 years |
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of age at the time the offense is committed and the actor commits |
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the offense in a manner described by Subsection (a)(2)(A)]. |
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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 was |
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committed before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |