By: Hughes  S.B. No. 1343          (In the Senate - Filed March 6, 2017; March 14, 2017, read   first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;   April 11, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 9,   Nays 0; April 11, 2017, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the prosecution of criminal offenses regarding   unauthorized recordings.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 641.001(4), Business & Commerce Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (4)  "Recording" means a tangible medium on which   sounds, images, or both are recorded or otherwise stored,   including:                      (A)  an original phonograph record, disc, tape,   audio or video cassette, wire, film, memory card, flash drive, hard   drive, data storage device, or other medium now existing or later   developed; or                      (B)  a copy or reproduction that wholly or partly   duplicates the original.          SECTION 2.  Section 641.054, Business & Commerce Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 641.054.  IMPROPER LABELING. (a)  A person commits an   offense if:                (1)  for commercial advantage or private financial   gain, the person knowingly:                      (A)  advertises, offers for sale, sells, rents, or   transports a recording;                      (B)  causes the sale, resale, rental, or   transportation of a recording; or                      (C)  possesses a recording for a purpose described   by Paragraph (A) or (B); and                (2)  the outside cover, box, or jacket of the recording   does not clearly and conspicuously disclose[:                      [(A)]  the actual name and address of the   manufacturer[; and                      [(B)  the name of the performer or group].          (b)  An offense under this section is punishable by:                (1)  imprisonment for a term of not more than five   years, a fine not to exceed $250,000, or both imprisonment and the   fine, if:                      (A)  the offense involves [at least] 65 or more   improperly labeled [unauthorized] recordings, or the commercial   equivalent thereof, during a 180-day period; or                      (B)  the defendant has been previously convicted   under this section;                (2)  imprisonment for a term of not more than two years,   a fine not to exceed $250,000, or both imprisonment and the fine, if   the offense involves more than seven but fewer than 65 improperly   labeled [unauthorized] recordings, or the commercial equivalent   thereof, during a 180-day period; or                (3)  confinement in the county jail for a term of not   more than one year, a fine not to exceed $25,000, or both   confinement and the fine, if the offense is not otherwise   punishable under Subdivision (1) or (2).          SECTION 3.  Section 641.055, Business & Commerce Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 641.055.  FORFEITURE.  If a person is convicted of an   offense under [a violation of] this chapter, the court in its   judgment of conviction shall order the forfeiture and destruction   or other disposition of:                (1)  all recordings on which the conviction is based;   [and]                (2)  all devices and equipment used or intended to be   used in the manufacture of the recordings on which the conviction is   based; and                (3)  for an offense punishable as a felony, all   contraband that is used in the commission of the offense, as   provided by Chapter 59, Code of Criminal Procedure.          SECTION 4.  Article 42.037, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by adding Subsections (t), (u), and (v) to read as follows:          (t)  If a person is convicted of an offense under Section   641.054, Business & Commerce Code, the court shall order the person   to make restitution to an owner or lawful producer of a master   recording that has suffered financial loss as a result of the   offense or to a trade association that represents that owner or   lawful producer.  The amount of restitution ordered shall be:                (1)  the greater of:                      (A)  the aggregate wholesale value of the lawfully   manufactured and authorized recordings corresponding to the number   of nonconforming recordings involved in the offense; or                      (B)  the actual financial loss to the owner,   lawful producer, or trade association; and                (2)  the costs associated with investigating the   offense.          (u)  For purposes of Subsection (t)(1)(A):                (1)  the calculation of the aggregate wholesale value   is based on the average wholesale value of the lawfully   manufactured and authorized recordings; and                (2)  the specific wholesale value of each nonconforming   recording is not relevant to the calculation.          (v)  For purposes of Subsection (t)(1)(B), the possession of   a nonconforming recording intended for sale constitutes an actual   financial loss to an owner or lawful producer equal to the actual   value of the legitimate wholesale purchases displaced by the   nonconforming recordings.          SECTION 5.  Article 59.01(2), Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:                (2)  "Contraband" means property of any nature,   including real, personal, tangible, or intangible, that is:                      (A)  used in the commission of:                            (i)  any first or second degree felony under   the Penal Code;                            (ii)  any felony under Section 15.031(b),   20.05, 20.06, 21.11, 38.04, or Chapter 43, 20A, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33,   33A, or 35, Penal Code;                            (iii)  any felony under The Securities Act   (Article 581-1 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); or                            (iv)  any offense under Chapter 49, Penal   Code, that is punishable as a felony of the third degree or state   jail felony, if the defendant has been previously convicted three   times of an offense under that chapter;                      (B)  used or intended to be used in the commission   of:                            (i)  any felony under Chapter 481, Health   and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances Act);                            (ii)  any felony under Chapter 483, Health   and Safety Code;                            (iii)  a felony under Chapter 151, Finance   Code;                            (iv)  any felony under Chapter 34, Penal   Code;                            (v)  a Class A misdemeanor under Subchapter   B, Chapter 365, Health and Safety Code, if the defendant has been   previously convicted twice of an offense under that subchapter;                            (vi)  any felony under Chapter 32, Human   Resources Code, or Chapter 31, 32, 35A, or 37, Penal Code, that   involves the state Medicaid program;                            (vii)  a Class B misdemeanor under Chapter   522, Business & Commerce Code;                            (viii)  a Class A misdemeanor under Section   306.051, Business & Commerce Code;                            (ix)  any offense under Section 42.10, Penal   Code;                            (x)  any offense under Section 46.06(a)(1)   or 46.14, Penal Code;                            (xi)  any offense under Chapter 71, Penal   Code;                            (xii)  any offense under Section 20.05 or   20.06, Penal Code; [or]                            (xiii)  an offense under Section 326.002,   Business & Commerce Code; or                            (xiv)  any felony under Chapter 641,   Business & Commerce Code;                      (C)  the proceeds gained from the commission of a   felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision, a   misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(vii), (ix), (x), or (xi) of   this subdivision, or a crime of violence;                      (D)  acquired with proceeds gained from the   commission of a felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this   subdivision, a misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(vii), (ix), (x),   or (xi) of this subdivision, or a crime of violence;                      (E)  used to facilitate or intended to be used to   facilitate the commission of a felony under Section 15.031 or   43.25, Penal Code; or                      (F)  used to facilitate or intended to be used to   facilitate the commission of a felony under Section 20A.02 or   Chapter 43, Penal Code.          SECTION 6.  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 at the time the offense was committed.   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 7.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.     * * * * *