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Introduced
03/03/2023
03/03/2023
In Committee
04/17/2023
04/17/2023
Crossed Over
04/13/2023
04/13/2023
Passed
Dead
05/29/2023
05/29/2023
Introduced Session
88th Legislature Regular Session
Bill Summary
Relating to creating the criminal offense of child grooming.
AI Summary
This bill creates a new criminal offense called "child grooming" in the Texas Penal Code. The offense occurs when a person, with the intent that a sexual offense be committed, knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces a child under 18 to engage in specific conduct that would constitute a sexual offense. The offense is generally a third-degree felony, but it is elevated to a second-degree felony if the person has certain prior convictions related to sexual offenses against minors. The bill also provides an affirmative defense for minors who engage in such conduct with other minors who are not more than three years older or younger and with whom they have a dating relationship or are married to. The bill takes effect on September 1, 2023.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (9)
Kelly Hancock (R)*,
Joan Huffman (R)*,
Brandon Creighton (R),
Bob Hall (R),
Bryan Hughes (R),
Lois Kolkhorst (R),
Tan Parker (R),
Angela Paxton (R),
Judith Zaffirini (D),
Last Action
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence (on 04/17/2023)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=SB1562 |
| BillText | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01562E.htm |
| BillText | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01562S.htm |
| Fiscal Note (Introduced) | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/fiscalnotes/html/SB01562I.htm |
| Analysis (Introduced) | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/analysis/html/SB01562I.htm |
| BillText | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01562I.htm |
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