88R7705 MZM-D     By: Plesa H.B. No. 5179       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to creating a cause of action for nonconsensual condom   removal.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Title 4, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is   amended by adding Chapter 98C to read as follows:   CHAPTER 98C. LIABILITY FOR NONCONSENSUAL REMOVAL OF CONDOM DURING   INTERCOURSE          Sec. 98C.001.  LIABILITY FOR NONCONSENSUAL REMOVAL OF CONDOM   DURING INTERCOURSE. A defendant is liable to an individual if the   defendant, after removing a condom without the individual's   consent, caused contact between the defendant's sexual organ and   the individual's anus or sexual organ.          Sec. 98C.002.  DAMAGES. (a) A court shall award a claimant   who prevails in an action brought under this chapter:                (1)  actual damages, including damages for mental   anguish;                (2)  appropriate injunctive relief;                (3)  court costs; and                (4)  reasonable attorney's fees.          (b)  In addition to an award under Subsection (a), a claimant   who prevails in an action brought under this chapter may recover   exemplary damages.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of   this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.