85R29822 JRR-D     By: Garcia S.B. No. 2238     (Dale, Moody)     Substitute the following for S.B. No. 2238:  No.       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to certain sexual offenses and certain other offenses   involving conduct of a sexual nature, including the creation of the   criminal offenses of sexual coercion, indecent assault, and   possession or promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child,   and to certain criminal acts committed in relation to those   offenses.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 21, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Section 21.18 to read as follows:          Sec. 21.18.  SEXUAL COERCION. (a)  In this section:                (1)  "Intimate visual material" means the visual   material described by Section 21.16(b)(1) or (c), as added by   Chapter 852 (S.B. 1135), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2015.                (2)  "Sexual conduct" has the meaning assigned by   Section 43.25.          (b)  A person commits an offense if:                (1)  with the intent to coerce another person either to   engage in sexual conduct or to produce, provide, or distribute   intimate visual material, the actor communicates a threat:                      (A)  against the other person's person, property,   or reputation; or                       (B)  to distribute or cause distribution of   intimate visual material of the other person; or                (2)  the actor knowingly causes another person to   engage in sexual conduct or to produce, provide, or distribute   intimate visual material, by means of a threat:                      (A)  against the other person's person, property,   or reputation; or                      (B)  to distribute or cause distribution of   intimate visual material of the other person.          (c)  This section applies to a threat regardless of how that   threat is communicated, including a threat transmitted through   e-mail or an Internet website, social media account, or chat room   and a threat made by other electronic or technological means.          (d)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony,   except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if it is   shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously   been convicted of an offense under this section.          (e)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this   section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor   may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.          SECTION 2.  Section 22.011, Penal Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as   follows:          (b)  A sexual assault under Subsection (a)(1) is without the   consent of the other person if:                (1)  the actor compels the other person to submit or   participate by the use of physical force, [or] violence, or   coercion;                (2)  the actor compels the other person to submit or   participate by threatening to use force or violence against the   other person or to cause harm to the other person, and the other   person believes that the actor has the present ability to execute   the threat;                (3)  the other person has not consented and the actor   knows the other person is:                      (A)  unconscious;                      (B)  [or] physically unable to resist;                      (C)  incapable of appraising the nature of the   act; or                      (D)  unaware that the sexual assault is occurring;                (4)  the actor knows that as a result of mental disease   or defect the other person is at the time of the sexual assault   incapable either of appraising the nature of the act or of resisting   it;                (5)  [the other person has not consented and the actor   knows the other person is unaware that the sexual assault is   occurring;                [(6)     the actor has intentionally impaired the other   person's power to appraise or control the other person's conduct by   administering any substance without the other person's knowledge;                [(7)]  the actor compels the other person to submit or   participate by threatening to use force or violence against any   person, and the other person believes that the actor has the ability   to execute the threat;                (6) [(8)     the actor is a public servant who coerces the   other person to submit or participate;                [(9)]  the actor is a mental health services provider   or a health care services provider who causes the other person, who   is a patient or former patient of the actor, to submit or   participate by exploiting the other person's emotional dependency   on the actor;                (7) [(10)]  the actor is a clergyman who causes the   other person to submit or participate by exploiting the other   person's emotional dependency on the clergyman in the clergyman's   professional character as spiritual adviser; [or]                (8) [(11)]  the actor is an employee of a facility   where the other person is a resident, unless the employee and   resident are formally or informally married to each other under   Chapter 2, Family Code; or                (9)  the actor knows that the other person has   withdrawn consent to the act and the actor persists in the act after   consent is withdrawn.          (e-1)  It is not a defense to prosecution under this section   that the actor mistakenly believed that the other person consented   to the conduct if a reasonable person should have known or   understood that the other person did not consent to the conduct.          SECTION 3.  Chapter 22, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Section 22.012 to read as follows:          Sec. 22.012.  INDECENT ASSAULT. (a) A person commits an   offense if, without the other person's consent and with the intent   to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person, the person:                (1)  touches, including through clothing, the anus,   breast, or any part of the genitals of another person;                (2)  touches another person, including through   clothing, with the anus, breast, or any part of the genitals of any   person;                (3)  exposes or attempts to expose another person's   genitals, pubic area, anus, buttocks, or female areola; or                (4)  causes another person to contact the blood,   seminal fluid, vaginal fluid, saliva, urine, or feces of any   person, including contact occurring through clothing.          (b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.          (c)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this   section also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor   may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.          SECTION 4.  Section 22.021, Penal Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as   follows:          (a)  A person commits an offense:                (1)  if the person:                      (A)  intentionally or knowingly:                            (i)  causes the penetration of the anus or   sexual organ of another person by any means, without that person's   consent;                            (ii)  causes the penetration of the mouth of   another person by the sexual organ of the actor, without that   person's consent; or                            (iii)  causes the sexual organ of another   person, without that person's consent, to contact or penetrate the   mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the   actor; or                      (B)  intentionally or knowingly:                            (i)  causes the penetration of the anus or   sexual organ of a child by any means;                            (ii)  causes the penetration of the mouth of   a child by the sexual organ of the actor;                            (iii)  causes the sexual organ of a child to   contact or penetrate the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another   person, including the actor;                            (iv)  causes the anus of a child to contact   the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the   actor; or                            (v)  causes the mouth of a child to contact   the anus or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; and                (2)  if:                      (A)  the person:                            (i)  causes serious bodily injury or   attempts to cause the death of the victim or another person in the   course of the same criminal episode;                            (ii)  by acts or words places the victim in   fear that any person will become the victim of an offense under   Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8) or that death, serious   bodily injury, or kidnapping will be imminently inflicted on any   person;                            (iii)  by acts or words occurring in the   presence of the victim threatens to cause any person to become the   victim of an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8) or   to cause the death, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping of any   person;                            (iv)  uses or exhibits a deadly weapon in the   course of the same criminal episode;                            (v)  acts in concert with another who   engages in conduct described by Subdivision (1) directed toward the   same victim and occurring during the course of the same criminal   episode; or                            (vi)  with the intent of facilitating the   commission of the offense, administers or provides [flunitrazepam,   otherwise known as rohypnol, gamma hydroxybutyrate, or ketamine] to   the victim of the offense any substance capable of impairing the   victim's ability to appraise the nature of the act or to resist the   act [with the intent of facilitating the commission of the   offense];                      (B)  the victim is younger than 14 years of age; or                      (C)  the victim is an elderly individual or a   disabled individual.          (d-1)  It is not a defense to prosecution under this section   that the actor mistakenly believed that the other person consented   to the conduct if a reasonable person should have known or   understood that the other person did not consent to the conduct.          SECTION 5.  Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Penal Code, is amended   by adding Section 43.262 to read as follows:          Sec. 43.262.  POSSESSION OR PROMOTION OF LEWD VISUAL   MATERIAL DEPICTING CHILD. (a) In this section:                (1)  "Promote" and "sexual conduct" have the meanings   assigned by Section 43.25.                (2)  "Visual material" has the meaning assigned by   Section 43.26.          (b)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly   possesses, accesses with intent to view, or promotes visual   material that:                (1)  depicts the lewd exhibition of the genitals or   pubic area of an unclothed, partially clothed, or clothed child who   is younger than 18 years of age at the time the visual material was   created;                (2)  appeals to the prurient interest in sex; and                (3)  has no serious literary, artistic, political, or   scientific value.          (c)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony,   except that the offense is:                (1)  a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the   trial of the offense that the person has been previously convicted   one time of an offense under this section or Section 43.26; and                (2)  a felony of the second degree if it is shown on the   trial of the offense that the person has been previously convicted   two or more times of an offense under this section or Section 43.26.          (d)  It is not a defense to prosecution under this section   that the depicted child consented to the creation of the visual   material.           SECTION 6.  The heading to Chapter 7A, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended to read as follows:   CHAPTER 7A. PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR   ABUSE, INDECENT ASSAULT, STALKING, OR TRAFFICKING          SECTION 7.  Article 7A.01(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  The following persons may file an application for a   protective order under this chapter without regard to the   relationship between the applicant and the alleged offender:                (1)  a person who is the victim of an offense under   Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.012, 22.021, or 42.072, Penal   Code;                (2)  a person who is the victim of an offense under   Section 20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05, Penal Code;                (3)  a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a person   younger than 17 years of age who is the victim of an offense listed   in Subdivision (1);                (4)  a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a person   younger than 18 years of age who is the victim of an offense listed   in Subdivision (2); or                (5)  a prosecuting attorney acting on behalf of a   person described by Subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4).          SECTION 8.  Article 7A.02, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          Art. 7A.02.  TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER. If the court finds   from the information contained in an application for a protective   order that there is a clear and present danger of sexual assault or   abuse, indecent assault, stalking, trafficking, or other harm to   the applicant, the court, without further notice to the alleged   offender and without a hearing, may enter a temporary ex parte order   for the protection of the applicant or any other member of the   applicant's family or household.          SECTION 9.  Article 7A.03(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  At the close of a hearing on an application for a   protective order under this chapter, the court shall find whether   there are reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is the   victim of sexual assault or abuse, indecent assault, stalking, or   trafficking.          SECTION 10.  Article 7A.035, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          Art. 7A.035.  HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CHILD VICTIM. In a   hearing on an application for a protective order under this   chapter, a statement that is made by a child younger than 14 years   of age who is the victim of an offense under Section 21.02, 21.11,   22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code, and that describes the   offense committed against the child is admissible as evidence in   the same manner that a child's statement regarding alleged abuse   against the child is admissible under Section 104.006, Family Code,   in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.          SECTION 11.  Articles 17.292(a) and (g), Code of Criminal   Procedure, are amended to read as follows:          (a)  At a defendant's appearance before a magistrate after   arrest for an offense involving family violence or an offense under   Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 22.011, 22.012, 22.021, or 42.072, Penal   Code, the magistrate may issue an order for emergency protection on   the magistrate's own motion or on the request of:                (1)  the victim of the offense;                (2)  the guardian of the victim;                (3)  a peace officer; or                (4)  the attorney representing the state.          (g)  An order for emergency protection issued under this   article must contain the following statements printed in bold-face   type or in capital letters:          "A VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER BY COMMISSION OF AN ACT PROHIBITED   BY THE ORDER MAY BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF AS MUCH AS $4,000 OR BY   CONFINEMENT IN JAIL FOR AS LONG AS ONE YEAR OR BY BOTH.  AN ACT THAT   RESULTS IN [FAMILY VIOLENCE OR] A SEPARATE [STALKING OR   TRAFFICKING] OFFENSE MAY BE PROSECUTED AS A SEPARATE MISDEMEANOR OR   FELONY OFFENSE, AS APPLICABLE, IN ADDITION TO A VIOLATION OF THIS   ORDER.  IF THE ACT IS PROSECUTED AS A SEPARATE FELONY OFFENSE, IT IS   PUNISHABLE BY CONFINEMENT IN PRISON FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS.  THE   POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A PERSON, OTHER THAN A PEACE OFFICER, AS   DEFINED BY SECTION 1.07, PENAL CODE, ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN EMPLOYMENT   AS A SWORN, FULL-TIME PAID EMPLOYEE OF A STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL   SUBDIVISION, WHO IS SUBJECT TO THIS ORDER MAY BE PROSECUTED AS A   SEPARATE OFFENSE PUNISHABLE BY CONFINEMENT OR IMPRISONMENT.          "NO PERSON, INCLUDING A PERSON WHO IS PROTECTED BY THIS   ORDER, MAY GIVE PERMISSION TO ANYONE TO IGNORE OR VIOLATE ANY   PROVISION OF THIS ORDER.  DURING THE TIME IN WHICH THIS ORDER IS   VALID, EVERY PROVISION OF THIS ORDER IS IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT   UNLESS A COURT CHANGES THE ORDER."          SECTION 12.  The heading to Article 56.021, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended to read as follows:          Art. 56.021.  RIGHTS OF VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE,   INDECENT ASSAULT, STALKING, OR TRAFFICKING.          SECTION 13.  (a)  Article 56.021(d), Code of Criminal   Procedure, as added by Chapter 1032 (H.B. 1447), Acts of the 84th   Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is amended to read as follows:          (d)  This subsection applies only to a victim of an offense   under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.012, 22.021,   42.072, or 43.05, Penal Code.  In addition to the rights enumerated   in Article 56.02 and, if applicable, Subsection (a) of this   article, a victim described by this subsection or a parent or   guardian of the victim is entitled to the following rights within   the criminal justice system:                (1)  the right to request that the attorney   representing the state, subject to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of   Professional Conduct, file an application for a protective order   under Article 7A.01 on behalf of the victim;                (2)  the right to be informed:                      (A)  that the victim or the victim's parent or   guardian, as applicable, may file an application for a protective   order under Article 7A.01;                      (B)  of the court in which the application for a   protective order may be filed; and                      (C)  that, on request of the victim or the   victim's parent or guardian, as applicable, and subject to the   Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, the attorney   representing the state may file the application for a protective   order;                (3)  if the victim or the victim's parent or guardian,   as applicable, is present when the defendant is convicted or placed   on deferred adjudication community supervision, the right to be   given by the court the information described by Subdivision (2)   and, if the court has jurisdiction over applications for protective   orders that are filed under Article 7A.01, the right to file an   application for a protective order immediately following the   defendant's conviction or placement on deferred adjudication   community supervision; and                (4)  if the victim or the victim's parent or guardian,   as applicable, is not present when the defendant is convicted or   placed on deferred adjudication community supervision, the right to   be given by the attorney representing the state the information   described by Subdivision (2).          (b)  Article 56.021(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, as added   by Chapter 1153 (S.B. 630), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2015, is repealed as duplicative of Article 56.021(d),   Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by Chapter 1032 (H.B. 1447),   Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.          SECTION 14.  Sections 411.042(b) and (g), Government Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (b)  The bureau of identification and records shall:                (1)  procure and file for record photographs, pictures,   descriptions, fingerprints, measurements, and other pertinent   information of all persons arrested for or charged with a criminal   offense or convicted of a criminal offense, regardless of whether   the conviction is probated;                (2)  collect information concerning the number and   nature of offenses reported or known to have been committed in the   state and the legal steps taken in connection with the offenses, and   other information useful in the study of crime and the   administration of justice, including information that enables the   bureau to create a statistical breakdown of:                      (A)  offenses in which family violence was   involved;                      (B)  offenses under Sections 22.011 and 22.021,   Penal Code; and                      (C)  offenses under Sections 20A.02 and 43.05,   Penal Code;                (3)  make ballistic tests of bullets and firearms and   chemical analyses of bloodstains, cloth, materials, and other   substances for law enforcement officers of the state;                (4)  cooperate with identification and crime records   bureaus in other states and the United States Department of   Justice;                (5)  maintain a list of all previous background checks   for applicants for any position regulated under Chapter 1702,   Occupations Code, who have undergone a criminal history background   check under Section 411.119, if the check indicates a Class B   misdemeanor or equivalent offense or a greater offense;                (6)  collect information concerning the number and   nature of protective orders and magistrate's orders of emergency   protection and all other pertinent information about all persons   subject to active orders, including pertinent information about   persons subject to conditions of bond imposed for the protection of   the victim in any family violence, sexual assault or abuse,   indecent assault, stalking, or trafficking case. Information in   the law enforcement information system relating to an active order   shall include:                      (A)  the name, sex, race, date of birth, personal   descriptors, address, and county of residence of the person to whom   the order is directed;                      (B)  any known identifying number of the person to   whom the order is directed, including the person's social security   number or driver's license number;                      (C)  the name and county of residence of the   person protected by the order;                      (D)  the residence address and place of employment   or business of the person protected by the order, unless that   information is excluded from the order under Section 85.007, Family   Code, or Article 17.292(e), Code of Criminal Procedure;                      (E)  the child-care facility or school where a   child protected by the order normally resides or which the child   normally attends, unless that information is excluded from the   order under Section 85.007, Family Code, or Article 17.292(e), Code   of Criminal Procedure;                      (F)  the relationship or former relationship   between the person who is protected by the order and the person to   whom the order is directed;                      (G)  the conditions of bond imposed on the person   to whom the order is directed, if any, for the protection of a   victim in any family violence, sexual assault or abuse, indecent   assault, stalking, or trafficking case;                      (H)  any minimum distance the person subject to   the order is required to maintain from the protected places or   persons; and                      (I)  the date the order expires;                (7)  grant access to criminal history record   information in the manner authorized under Subchapter F;                (8)  collect and disseminate information regarding   offenders with mental impairments in compliance with Chapter 614,   Health and Safety Code; and                (9)  record data and maintain a state database for a   computerized criminal history record system and computerized   juvenile justice information system that serves:                      (A)  as the record creation point for criminal   history record information and juvenile justice information   maintained by the state; and                      (B)  as the control terminal for the entry of   records, in accordance with federal law and regulations, federal   executive orders, and federal policy, into the federal database   maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.          (g)  The department may adopt reasonable rules under this   section relating to:                (1)  law enforcement information systems maintained by   the department;                (2)  the collection, maintenance, and correction of   records;                (3)  reports of criminal history information submitted   to the department;                (4)  active protective orders and reporting procedures   that ensure that information relating to the issuance and dismissal   of an active protective order is reported to the local law   enforcement agency at the time of the order's issuance or dismissal   and entered by the local law enforcement agency in the state's law   enforcement information system;                (5)  the collection of information described by   Subsection (h);                (6)  a system for providing criminal history record   information through the criminal history clearinghouse under   Section 411.0845; and                (7)  active conditions of bond imposed on a defendant   for the protection of a victim in any family violence, sexual   assault or abuse, indecent assault, stalking, or trafficking case,   and reporting procedures that ensure that information relating to   the issuance, modification, or removal of the conditions of bond is   reported, at the time of the issuance, modification, or removal,   to:                      (A)  the victim or, if the victim is deceased, a   close relative of the victim; and                      (B)  the local law enforcement agency for entry by   the local law enforcement agency in the state's law enforcement   information system.          SECTION 15.  The heading to Section 25.07, Penal Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 25.07.  VIOLATION OF CERTAIN COURT ORDERS OR CONDITIONS   OF BOND IN A FAMILY VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE, INDECENT   ASSAULT, STALKING, OR TRAFFICKING CASE.          SECTION 16.  Section 25.07(a), Penal Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  A person commits an offense if, in violation of a   condition of bond set in a family violence, sexual assault or abuse,   indecent assault, stalking, or trafficking case and related to the   safety of a victim or the safety of the community, an order issued   under Chapter 7A, Code of Criminal Procedure, an order issued under   Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, an order issued under   Section 6.504, Family Code, Chapter 83, Family Code, if the   temporary ex parte order has been served on the person, or Chapter   85, Family Code, or an order issued by another jurisdiction as   provided by Chapter 88, Family Code, the person knowingly or   intentionally:                (1)  commits family violence or an act in furtherance   of an offense under Section 20A.02, 22.011, 22.012, 22.021, or   42.072;                (2)  communicates:                      (A)  directly with a protected individual or a   member of the family or household in a threatening or harassing   manner;                      (B)  a threat through any person to a protected   individual or a member of the family or household; or                      (C)  in any manner with the protected individual   or a member of the family or household except through the person's   attorney or a person appointed by the court, if the violation is of   an order described by this subsection and the order prohibits any   communication with a protected individual or a member of the family   or household;                (3)  goes to or near any of the following places as   specifically described in the order or condition of bond:                      (A)  the residence or place of employment or   business of a protected individual or a member of the family or   household; or                      (B)  any child care facility, residence, or school   where a child protected by the order or condition of bond normally   resides or attends;                (4)  possesses a firearm;                (5)  harms, threatens, or interferes with the care,   custody, or control of a pet, companion animal, or assistance   animal that is possessed by a person protected by the order or   condition of bond; or                (6)  removes, attempts to remove, or otherwise tampers   with the normal functioning of a global positioning monitoring   system.          SECTION 17.  Section 25.07(b), Penal Code, is amended by   adding Subdivision (8) to read as follows:                (8)  "Indecent assault" means any conduct that   constitutes an offense under Section 22.012.          SECTION 18.  The heading to Section 25.072, Penal Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 25.072.  REPEATED VIOLATION OF CERTAIN COURT ORDERS OR   CONDITIONS OF BOND IN FAMILY VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE,   INDECENT ASSAULT, STALKING, OR TRAFFICKING CASE.          SECTION 19.  Chapter 7A, Code of Criminal Procedure, as   amended by this Act, and Article 17.292, Code of Criminal   Procedure, as amended by this Act, apply only to a protective order   or magistrate's order for emergency protection that is issued on or   after the effective date of this Act.  An order issued before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the   date the order is issued, and the former law is continued in effect   for that purpose.          SECTION 20.  Article 56.021(d), Code of Criminal Procedure,   as amended by this Act, applies to a victim of criminally injurious   conduct for which a judgment of conviction is entered or a grant of   deferred adjudication is made on or after the effective date of this   Act, regardless of whether the criminally injurious conduct   occurred before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 21.  Sections 22.011, 22.021, 25.07, and 25.072,   Penal Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to an offense   committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense   committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the   law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former   law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this   section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this   Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.          SECTION 22.  To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails   over another Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017,   relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted   codes.          SECTION 23.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.