HB1422 - Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault and other sex offenses, the offense of continuous sexual abuse, and the prosecution, punishment, and collateral consequences of certain sex offenses; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties; changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of certain sex offenses.

      H.B. No. 1422         AN ACT   relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault and other sex   offenses, the offense of continuous sexual abuse, and the   prosecution, punishment, and collateral consequences of certain   sex offenses; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal   penalties; changing the eligibility for community supervision,   mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of certain   sex offenses.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is amended to read as follows:          (a)  Article 42A.053 does not apply to a defendant adjudged   guilty of an offense under:                (1)  Section 15.03, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable as a felony of the first degree;                (2)  Section 19.02, Penal Code (Murder);                (3)  Section 19.03, Penal Code (Capital Murder);                (4)  Section 20.04, Penal Code (Aggravated   Kidnapping);                (5)  Section 20A.02, Penal Code (Trafficking of   Persons);                (6)  Section 20A.03, Penal Code (Continuous   Trafficking of Persons);                 (6-a)     Section 21.03, Penal Code (Continuous Sexual   Abuse);                (7)  Section 21.11, Penal Code (Indecency with a   Child);                (8)  Section 22.011, Penal Code (Sexual Assault);                (9)  Section 22.021, Penal Code (Aggravated Sexual   Assault);                (10)  Section 22.04(a)(1), Penal Code (Injury to a   Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual), if:                      (A)  the offense is punishable as a felony of the   first degree; and                      (B)  the victim of the offense is a child;                (11)  Section 29.03, Penal Code (Aggravated Robbery);                (12)  Section 30.02, Penal Code (Burglary), if:                      (A)  the offense is punishable under Subsection   (d) of that section; and                      (B)  the actor committed the offense with the   intent to commit a felony under Section 21.02, 21.03, 21.11,   22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code;                (13)  Section 43.04, Penal Code (Aggravated Promotion   of Prostitution);                (14)  Section 43.05, Penal Code (Compelling   Prostitution);                (15)  Section 43.25, Penal Code (Sexual Performance by   a Child);                (16)  Section 43.26, Penal Code (Possession or   Promotion of Child Pornography);                (17)  Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, for which   punishment is increased under:                      (A)  Section 481.140 of that code (Use of Child in   Commission of Offense); or                      (B)  Section 481.134(c), (d), (e), or (f) of that   code (Drug-free Zones) if it is shown that the defendant has been   previously convicted of an offense for which punishment was   increased under any of those subsections; or                (18)  Section 481.1123, Health and Safety Code   (Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 1-B), if the   offense is punishable under Subsection (d), (e), or (f) of that   section.          SECTION 2.  Article 42A.102(b), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is amended to read as follows:          (b)  In all other cases, the judge may grant deferred   adjudication community supervision unless:                (1)  the defendant is charged with an offense:                      (A)  under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 49.045, 49.05,   49.061, 49.065, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code;                      (B)  under Section 49.04 or 49.06, Penal Code,   and, at the time of the offense:                            (i)  the defendant held a commercial   driver's license or a commercial learner's permit; or                            (ii)  the defendant's alcohol concentration,   as defined by Section 49.01, Penal Code, was 0.15 or more;                      (C)  for which punishment may be increased under   Section 49.09, Penal Code;                      (D)  for which punishment may be increased under   Section 481.134(c), (d), (e), or (f), Health and Safety Code, if it   is shown that the defendant has been previously convicted of an   offense for which punishment was increased under any one of those   subsections; or                      (E)  under Section 481.1123, Health and Safety   Code, that is punishable under Subsection (d), (e), or (f) of that   section;                (2)  the defendant:                      (A)  is charged with an offense under Section   21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code, regardless of   the age of the victim, or a felony described by Article 42A.453(b),   other than a felony described by Subdivision (1)(A) or (3)(B) of   this subsection; and                      (B)  has previously been placed on community   supervision for an offense under Paragraph (A);                (3)  the defendant is charged with an offense under:                      (A)  Section 21.02, Penal Code; [ or ]                      (B)   Section 21.03, Penal Code; or                       (C)   Section 22.021, Penal Code, that is   punishable under Subsection (f) of that section or under Section   12.42(c)(3) or (4), Penal Code; or                (4)  the defendant is charged with an offense under   Section 19.02, Penal Code, except that the judge may grant deferred   adjudication community supervision on determining that the   defendant did not cause the death of the deceased, did not intend to   kill the deceased or another, and did not anticipate that a human   life would be taken.          SECTION 3.  Article 56A.306(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is amended to read as follows:          (a)  The department, consistent with Chapter 420, Government   Code, shall develop procedures for the transfer , [ and ]   preservation , and testing of evidence collected during a forensic   medical examination for a sexual assault that was not reported to a   law enforcement agency, including procedures for:                (1)  the transfer of the evidence to a crime laboratory   or other suitable location designated by the public safety director   of the department;                (2)  the preservation of the evidence by the entity   receiving the evidence; [ and ]                (3)  the notification of the survivor  [ victim ] of the   offense through the statewide electronic tracking system before a   planned destruction of evidence under this article ; and                 (4)     forensic DNA testing performed in accordance with   the limited consent of a survivor or other authorized person, as   described by Section 420.0736, Government Code .          SECTION 4.  Articles 62.001(5) and (6), Code of Criminal   Procedure, are amended to read as follows:                (5)  "Reportable conviction or adjudication" means a   conviction or adjudication, including an adjudication of   delinquent conduct or a deferred adjudication, that, regardless of   the pendency of an appeal, is a conviction for or an adjudication   for or based on:                      (A)  a violation of Section 21.02 (Continuous   sexual abuse of young child or disabled individual), 21.03   (Continuous sexual abuse), 21.09 (Bestiality), 21.11 (Indecency   with a child), 22.011 (Sexual assault), 22.021 (Aggravated sexual   assault), or 25.02 (Prohibited sexual conduct), Penal Code;                      (B)  a violation of Section 43.04 (Aggravated   promotion of prostitution), 43.05 (Compelling prostitution), 43.25   (Sexual performance by a child), or 43.26 (Possession or promotion   of child pornography), Penal Code;                      (B-1)  a violation of Section 43.021   (Solicitation of Prostitution), Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable as a felony of the second degree;                      (C)  a violation of Section 20.04(a)(4)   (Aggravated kidnapping), Penal Code, if the actor committed the   offense or engaged in the conduct with intent to violate or abuse   the victim sexually;                      (D)  a violation of Section 30.02 (Burglary),   Penal Code, if the offense or conduct is punishable under   Subsection (d) of that section and the actor committed the offense   or engaged in the conduct with intent to commit a felony listed in   Paragraph (A) or (C);                      (E)  a violation of Section 20.02 (Unlawful   restraint), 20.03 (Kidnapping), or 20.04 (Aggravated kidnapping),   Penal Code, if, as applicable:                            (i)  the judgment in the case contains an   affirmative finding under Article 42.015; or                            (ii)  the order in the hearing or the papers   in the case contain an affirmative finding that the victim or   intended victim was younger than 17 years of age;           &#xA0 [Text truncated for display. 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