88R9880 EAS-D     By: Jones of Dallas H.B. No. 2986       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the conduct that constitutes the use of a deadly weapon   for purposes of the prosecution of the offense of aggravated   assault or aggravated sexual assault.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 22.02, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:          (b-1)  For purposes of this section, the use of a deadly   weapon does not include the transmission of bodily fluid by an   individual infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).          SECTION 2.  Section 22.021, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:          (c-1)  For purposes of this section, the use of a deadly   weapon does not include the transmission of bodily fluid by an   individual infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies 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 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.