89R1237 JRR-D     By: Cook H.B. No. 1891       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the offense of invasive visual recording of a minor,   including the statute of limitations for that offense and the   applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that   offense; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions;   increasing criminal penalties for certain sexual offenses.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article 12.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, as   amended by Chapters 93 (S.B. 1527), 118 (H.B. 467), 127 (H.B. 1207),   422 (H.B. 1769), 520 (H.B. 3025), 689 (H.B. 1506), 704 (H.B. 2019),   709 (H.B. 2190), 768 (H.B. 4595), 830 (H.B. 2187), 885 (H.B. 4635),   and 1041 (S.B. 129), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session,   2023, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:          Art. 12.01.  FELONIES. Except as provided in Articles   12.015 and 12.03, felony indictments may be presented within these   limits, and not afterward:                (1)  no limitation:                      (A)  murder and manslaughter;                      (B)  sexual assault under Section 22.011(a)(2),   Penal Code, or aggravated sexual assault under Section   22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code;                      (C)  sexual assault, if:                            (i)  during the investigation of the offense   biological matter is collected and the matter:                                  (a)  has not yet been subjected to   forensic DNA testing; or                                  (b)  has been subjected to forensic DNA   testing and the testing results show that the matter does not match   the victim or any other person whose identity is readily   ascertained; or                            (ii)  probable cause exists to believe that   the defendant has committed the same or a similar sex offense   against five or more victims;                      (D)  continuous sexual abuse of young child or   disabled individual under Section 21.02, Penal Code;                      (E)  indecency with a child under Section 21.11,   Penal Code;                      (F)  an offense involving leaving the scene of a   collision under Section 550.021, Transportation Code, if the   collision resulted in the death of a person;                      (G)  trafficking of persons under Section   20A.02(a)(7) or (8), Penal Code;                      (H)  continuous trafficking of persons under   Section 20A.03, Penal Code;                      (I)  compelling prostitution under Section   43.05(a)(2) or (3), Penal Code; [or]                      (J)  tampering with physical evidence under   Section 37.09(a)(1) or (d)(1), Penal Code, if:                            (i)  the evidence tampered with is a human   corpse, as defined by that section; or                            (ii)  the investigation of the offense shows   that a reasonable person in the position of the defendant at the   time of the commission of the offense would have cause to believe   that the evidence tampered with is related to a criminal homicide   under Chapter 19, Penal Code;                      (K) [(J)]  interference with child custody under   Section 25.03(a)(3), Penal Code; or                      (L) [(J)]  burglary under Section 30.02, Penal   Code, if:                            (i)  the offense is punishable under   Subsection (d) of that section because the defendant entered a   habitation with the intent to commit an offense under Section   22.011 or 22.021, Penal Code; and                            (ii)  during the investigation of the   offense biological matter is collected and the matter:                                  (a)  has not yet been subjected to   forensic DNA testing; or                                  (b)  has been subjected to forensic DNA   testing and the testing results show that the matter does not match   the victim or any other person whose identity is readily   ascertained;                (2)  ten years from the date of the commission of the   offense:                      (A)  theft of any estate, real, personal or mixed,   by an executor, administrator, guardian or trustee, with intent to   defraud any creditor, heir, legatee, ward, distributee,   beneficiary or settlor of a trust interested in such estate;                      (B)  theft by a public servant of government   property over which the public servant exercises control in the   public servant's official capacity;                      (C)  forgery or the uttering, using, or passing of   forged instruments;                      (D)  injury to an elderly or disabled individual   punishable as a felony of the first degree under Section 22.04,   Penal Code;                      (E)  sexual assault, except as provided by   Subdivision (1) or (9) [(8)];                      (F)  arson;                      (G)  trafficking of persons under Section   20A.02(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4), Penal Code; or                      (H)  compelling prostitution under Section   43.05(a)(1), Penal Code;                (3)  seven years from the date of the commission of the   offense:                      (A)  misapplication of fiduciary property or   property of a financial institution;                      (B)  fraudulent securing of document execution;                      (C)  a felony violation under Chapter 162, Tax   Code;                      (D)  false statement to obtain property or credit   under Section 32.32, Penal Code;                      (E)  money laundering;                      (F)  credit card or debit card abuse under Section   32.31, Penal Code;                      (G)  fraudulent use or possession of identifying   information under Section 32.51, Penal Code;                      (H)  exploitation of a child, elderly individual,   or disabled individual under Section 32.53, Penal Code;                      (I)  health care fraud under Section 35A.02, Penal   Code;                      (J)  bigamy under Section 25.01, Penal Code,   except as provided by Subdivision (7); or                      (K)  possession or promotion of child pornography   under Section 43.26, Penal Code;                (4)  five years from the date of the commission of the   offense:                      (A)  theft or robbery;                      (B)  except as provided by Subdivision (5),   kidnapping;                      (C) [(B-1)]  except as provided by Subdivision   (1) or (5), burglary;                      (D) [(C)]  injury to an elderly or disabled   individual that is not punishable as a felony of the first degree   under Section 22.04, Penal Code;                      (E) [(D)]  abandoning or endangering an [a   child,] elderly [individual,] or disabled individual;                      (F) [(E)]  insurance fraud;                      (G) [(F)]  assault under Section 22.01, Penal   Code, if the assault was committed against a person whose   relationship to or association with the defendant is described by   Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code;                      (H) [(G)]  continuous violence against the family   under Section 25.11, Penal Code; or                      (I) [(H)]  aggravated assault under Section   22.02, Penal Code;                (5)  if the investigation of the offense shows that the   victim is younger than 17 years of age at the time the offense is   committed, 20 years from the 18th birthday of the victim of one of   the following offenses:                      (A)  kidnapping under Section 20.03, Penal Code,   or aggravated kidnapping under Section 20.04, Penal Code; or                      (B)  subject to Subdivision (1)(L) [(1)(J)],   burglary under Section 30.02, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable under Subsection (d) of that section because the   defendant entered a habitation with the intent to commit an offense   described by Subdivision (1)(B) or (D) of this article or Paragraph   (A) of this subdivision;                (6)  20 years from the 18th birthday of the victim of   one of the following offenses:                      (A)  trafficking of a child [persons] under   Section 20A.02(a)(5) or (6), Penal Code; [or]                      (B)  invasive visual recording under Section   21.15, Penal Code; or                      (C)  sexual performance by a child under Section   43.25, Penal Code;                (7)  ten years from the 18th birthday of the victim of   the offense:                      (A)  injury to a child under Section 22.04, Penal   Code;                      (B)  bigamy under Section 25.01, Penal Code, if   the investigation of the offense shows that the person, other than   the legal spouse of the defendant, whom the defendant marries or   purports to marry or with whom the defendant lives under the   appearance of being married is younger than 18 years of age at the   time the offense is committed; or                      (C) [(D)]  abandoning or endangering a child;                (8) [(7)]  ten years from the date the offense was   discovered: trafficking of a disabled individual under Section   20A.02(a)(5) or (6), Penal Code;                (9) [(8)]  two years from the date the offense was   discovered: sexual assault punishable as a state jail felony under   Section 22.011(f)(2), Penal Code; or                (10) [(9)]  three years from the date of the commission   of the offense: all other felonies.          SECTION 2.  Article 62.001(5), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is 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), 21.09   (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;                      (F)  the second violation of Section 21.08   (Indecent exposure), Penal Code, but not if the second violation   results in a deferred adjudication;                      (G)  an attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation, as   defined by Chapter 15, Penal Code, to commit an offense or engage in   conduct listed in Paragraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (K), [or] (L),   or (M);                      (H)  a violation of the laws of another state,   federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform Code of   Military Justice for or based on the violation of an offense   containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements   of an offense listed under Paragraph (A), (B), (B-1), (C), (D), (E),   (G), (J), (K), [or] (L), or (M), but not if the violation results in   a deferred adjudication;                      (I)  the second violation of the laws of another   state, federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform   Code of Military Justice for or based on the violation of an offense   containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements   of the offense of indecent exposure, but not if the second violation   results in a deferred adjudication;                      (J)  a violation of Section 33.021 (Online   solicitation of a minor), Penal Code;                      (K)  a violation of Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4),   (7), or (8) (Trafficking of persons), Penal Code; [or]                      (L)  a violation of Section 20A.03 (Continuous   trafficking of persons), Penal Code, if the offense is based partly   or wholly on conduct that constitutes an offense under Section   20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8) of that code; or                      (M)  a violation of Section 21.15 (Invasive visual   recording), Penal Code, if the offense or conduct is punishable   under Subsection (c-1) of that section.          SECTION 3.  Sections 12.502(b) and (c), Penal Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), if it is shown on   the trial of an offense under Section 21.07, 21.08, 21.15, or 21.17   that the offense was committed in a location that was on the   premises of a postsecondary educational institution, the category   of punishment for the offense is increased to a higher category of   offense as follows:                (1)  a Class C misdemeanor is increased to a Class B   misdemeanor;                (2)  a Class B misdemeanor is increased to a Class A   misdemeanor;                (3)  a Class A misdemeanor is increased to a state jail   felony; [and]                (4)  a state jail felony is increased to a felony of the   third degree; and                (5)  a felony of the third degree is increased to a   felony of the second degree.          (c)  For an offense otherwise punishable under Subsection   (b), if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person has   been previously convicted twice of an offense under Section 21.07,   21.08, 21.15, or 21.17 for which the punishment was increased under   Subsection (b), the category of punishment for the offense is   increased to a higher category of offense as follows:                (1)  a Class C misdemeanor is increased to a Class A   misdemeanor;                (2)  a Class B misdemeanor is increased to a state jail   felony;                (3)  a Class A misdemeanor is increased to a felony of   the third degree; [and]                (4)  a state jail felony is increased to a felony of the   second degree; and                (5)  a felony of the third degree is increased to a   felony of the first degree.          SECTION 4.  Section 21.15, Penal Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as   follows:          (c)  Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), an [An] offense   under this section is a state jail felony.          (c-1)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third   degree if the victim of the offense was younger than 18 years of age   at the time the offense was committed.          SECTION 5.  (a)  The change in law made by this Act to Article   12.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, does not apply to an offense if   the prosecution of that offense becomes barred by limitation before   the effective date of this Act. The prosecution of that offense   remains barred as if this Act had not taken effect.          (b)  The changes in law made by this Act to Article   62.001(5), Code of Criminal Procedure, and Sections 12.502 and   21.15, Penal Code, 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 subsection, an   offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any   element of the offense occurred before that date.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.