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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase or sale of human organs; increasing a |
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criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 48.02(d), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(d) An offense under [A violation of] this section is a |
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state jail felony [Class A misdemeanor]. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 164, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 164.0571 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 164.0571. REQUIRED REVOCATION OF LICENSE FOR PROCEDURE |
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INVOLVING CERTAIN HUMAN ORGANS. The board shall revoke the license |
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of a physician if the physician knowingly uses a human organ |
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obtained in violation of Section 48.02, Penal Code, in a medical |
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procedure. |
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SECTION 3. Section 48.02(d), Penal Code, as amended by this |
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Act, applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was |
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committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed |
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before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense |
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occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 4. Section 164.0571, Occupations Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to conduct that occurs on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. Conduct that occurs 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 conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |