89R3931 JDK-D     By: Hopper H.B. No. 2331       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the prosecution of the offense of smuggling of persons.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 20.05(a), Penal Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:                (1)  uses a motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or   other means of conveyance to transport an individual with the   intent to:                      (A)  conceal the individual from a peace officer   or special investigator; or                      (B)  flee from a person the actor knows is a peace   officer or special investigator attempting to lawfully arrest or   detain the actor;                (2)  encourages or induces a person to enter or remain   in this country in violation of state or federal law [by concealing,   harboring, or shielding that person from detection]; or                (3)  assists, guides, or directs two or more   individuals to enter or remain on agricultural land without the   effective consent of the owner.          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.