87R177 LHC-D     By: Shaheen H.B. No. 462       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the prosecution of the offense of trafficking of   persons.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 20A.02, Penal Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to   read as follows:          (a)  A person commits an offense if the person [knowingly]:                (1)  knowingly traffics another person with the intent   that the trafficked person engage in forced labor or services;                (2)  knowingly receives a benefit from participating in   a venture that involves an activity described by Subdivision (1),   including by receiving labor or services the person knows are   forced labor or services;                (3)  knowingly traffics another person and, through   force, fraud, or coercion, causes the trafficked person to engage   in conduct prohibited by:                      (A)  Section 43.02 (Prostitution);                      (B)  Section 43.03 (Promotion of Prostitution);                      (B-1)  Section 43.031 (Online Promotion of   Prostitution);                      (C)  Section 43.04 (Aggravated Promotion of   Prostitution);                      (C-1)  Section 43.041 (Aggravated Online   Promotion of Prostitution); or                      (D)  Section 43.05 (Compelling Prostitution);                (4)  either:                      (A)  in the course of engaging in conduct that   constitutes an offense under Section 43.02(b), engages in sexual   conduct with a person trafficked in the manner described by   Subdivision (3), regardless of whether the actor knows that the   person has been trafficked in the manner described by that   subdivision; or                      (B)  knowingly receives a benefit from   participating in a venture that involves an activity described by   Subdivision (3) [or engages in sexual conduct with a person   trafficked in the manner described in Subdivision (3)];                (5)  knowingly traffics a child with the intent that   the trafficked child engage in forced labor or services;                (6)  knowingly receives a benefit from participating in   a venture that involves an activity described by Subdivision (5),   including by receiving labor or services the person knows are   forced labor or services;                (7)  knowingly traffics a child and by any means causes   the trafficked child to engage in, or become the victim of, conduct   prohibited by:                      (A)  Section 21.02 (Continuous Sexual Abuse of   Young Child or Children);                      (B)  Section 21.11 (Indecency with a Child);                      (C)  Section 22.011 (Sexual Assault);                      (D)  Section 22.021 (Aggravated Sexual Assault);                      (E)  Section 43.02 (Prostitution);                      (F)  Section 43.03 (Promotion of Prostitution);                      (F-1)  Section 43.031 (Online Promotion of   Prostitution);                      (G)  Section 43.04 (Aggravated Promotion of   Prostitution);                      (G-1)  Section 43.041 (Aggravated Online   Promotion of Prostitution);                      (H)  Section 43.05 (Compelling Prostitution);                      (I)  Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a   Child);                      (J)  Section 43.251 (Employment Harmful to   Children); or                      (K)  Section 43.26 (Possession or Promotion of   Child Pornography); or                (8)  either:                      (A)  in the course of engaging in conduct that   constitutes an offense under Section 43.02(b), engages in sexual   conduct with a child trafficked in the manner described by   Subdivision (7), regardless of whether the actor knows that the   child has been trafficked in the manner described by that   subdivision; or                      (B)  knowingly receives a benefit from   participating in a venture that involves an activity described by   Subdivision (7) [or engages in sexual conduct with a child   trafficked in the manner described in Subdivision (7)].          (b)  Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b-1) [this   subsection], an offense under this section is a felony of the second   degree and an offense under Subsection (a)(4)(A) is a state jail   felony.          (b-1)  An offense under this section is a felony of the first   degree if:                (1)  the applicable conduct constitutes an offense   under Subsection (a)(5), (6), (7), or (8), regardless of whether   the actor knows the age of the child at the time of the offense;                (2)  the commission of the offense results in the death   of the person who is trafficked; or                (3)  the commission of the offense results in the death   of an unborn child of the person who is trafficked.          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)(1) [20A.02(b)(1)]   ([Sex] Trafficking of a Child);                      (B)  Section 21.02 (Continuous Sexual Abuse of   Young Child or Children);                      (C)  Section 21.11 (Indecency With a Child);                      (D)  Section 22.011(a)(2) (Sexual Assault of a   Child);                      (E)  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 changes in law made by this Act 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 section, an offense was committed before the effective date of   this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.