By: Toth H.B. No. 1012       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of sale,   distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 43.24(a)(2), Penal Code, is amended to   read as follows:                (2)  "Harmful material" means material that [whose   dominant theme taken as a whole]:                      (A)  appeals to the prurient interest of a minor,   in sex, nudity, or excretion;                      (B)  is patently offensive to prevailing   standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is   suitable for minors; and                      (C)  is [utterly] without redeeming social value   for minors.          SECTION 2.  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 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.