89R1198 EAS-F     By: Cook H.B. No. 1977       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the admissibility of evidence of certain extraneous   offenses or acts in the prosecution of sexual assault or aggravated   sexual assault or an attempt or conspiracy to commit sexual assault   or aggravated sexual assault.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1, Article 38.37, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 1.  (a)  Subsection (b) applies to a proceeding in the   prosecution of a defendant for an offense, or an attempt or   conspiracy to commit an offense, under the following provisions of   the Penal Code:                (1)  if committed against a child under 17 years of age:                      (A)  Chapter 21 (Sexual Offenses);                      (B)  Chapter 22 (Assaultive Offenses), subject to   Subdivision (3); or                      (C)  Section 25.02 (Prohibited Sexual Conduct);   [or]                (2)  if committed against a person younger than 18   years of age:                      (A)  Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a   Child);                      (B)  Section 20A.02(a)(5), (6), (7), or (8)   (Trafficking of Persons);                      (C)  Section 20A.03 (Continuous Trafficking of   Persons), if based partly or wholly on conduct that constitutes an   offense under Section 20A.02(a)(5), (6), (7), or (8); or                      (D)  Section 43.05(a)(2) (Compelling   Prostitution); or                (3)  if committed against a person of any age:                      (A)  Section 22.011 (Sexual Assault); or                      (B)  Section 22.021 (Aggravated Sexual Assault).          (b)  Notwithstanding Rules 404 and 405, Texas Rules of   Evidence, evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts committed by   the defendant against the [child who is the] victim of the alleged   offense shall be admitted for its bearing on relevant matters,   including:                (1)  the state of mind of the defendant and the victim    [child]; and                (2)  the previous and subsequent relationship between   the defendant and the victim [child].          SECTION 2.  Section 2(a), Article 38.37, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended to read as follows:          (a)  Subsection (b) applies only to the trial of a defendant   for:                (1)  an offense under any of the following provisions   of the Penal Code:                      (A)  Section 20A.02, if punishable as a felony of   the first degree under Section 20A.02(b)(1) ([Labor or Sex]   Trafficking of Persons [a Child or Disabled Individual]);                      (B)  Section 21.02 (Continuous Sexual Abuse of   Young Child or Disabled Individual);                      (C)  Section 21.11 (Indecency With a Child);                      (D)  Section 22.011 [22.011(a)(2)] (Sexual   Assault [of a Child]);                      (E)  Section 22.021 [Sections 22.021(a)(1)(B) and   (2)] (Aggravated Sexual Assault [of a Child]);                      (F)  Section 33.021 (Online Solicitation of a   Minor);                      (G)  Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a   Child); or                      (H)  Section 43.26 (Possession or Promotion of   Child Pornography), Penal Code; or                (2)  an attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense   described by Subdivision (1).          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies to the   admissibility of evidence in a criminal proceeding that commences   on or after the effective date of this Act.  The admissibility of   evidence in a criminal proceeding that commences before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the   date the proceeding commenced, and the former law is continued in   effect for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.