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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain violations |
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of certain court orders or conditions of bond in cases involving |
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family violence, child abuse or neglect, sexual assault or abuse, |
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indecent assault, stalking, or trafficking. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.07(g), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(g) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, |
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except the offense is: |
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(1) subject to Subdivision (2), a state jail felony |
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if: |
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(A) it is shown at the trial of the offense that |
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the defendant violated an order issued under Subchapter A, Chapter |
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7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, following the defendant's |
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conviction of or placement on deferred adjudication community |
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supervision for an offense, if the order was issued with respect to |
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a victim of that offense; or |
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(B) the defendant violates an order or a |
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condition of bond in the manner described by Subsection (a)(1), |
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(2), (3), (5), (6), or (7) while possessing a deadly weapon; or |
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(2) a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the |
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trial of the offense that the defendant: |
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(A) has previously been convicted two or more |
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times of an offense under this section or two or more times of an |
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offense under Section 25.072, or has previously been convicted of |
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an offense under this section and an offense under Section 25.072; |
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or |
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(B) has violated the order or the condition of |
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bond by committing an assault or the offense of stalking. |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.072(e), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) An offense under this section is a felony of the third |
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degree, except the offense is a felony of the second degree if it is |
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shown on the trial of the offense that at least one time the person |
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engaged in conduct that was punishable as a state jail felony under |
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Section 25.07(g)(1)(B). |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |