88R7241 CJD-F     By: Guillen H.B. No. 4968       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the establishment of a terrorist offender registry and   to the supervision of those terrorist offenders; creating criminal   offenses related to terrorism.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Title 1, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended   by adding Chapter 65 to read as follows:   CHAPTER 65. TERRORIST OFFENDER REGISTRATION PROGRAM   SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS          Art. 65.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:                (1)  "Authority for campus security" means the   authority with primary law enforcement jurisdiction over property   under the control of a public or private institution of higher   education.                (2)  "Centralized registration authority" means a   mandatory countywide registration location designated under   Article 65.005.                (3)  "Department" means the Department of Public   Safety.                (4)  "Extrajurisdictional registrant" means a person   who is required to register as a terrorist under the laws of another   state with which the department has entered into a reciprocal   registration agreement.                (5)  "Local law enforcement authority" means the office   of the chief of police of a municipality, the office of the sheriff   of a county in this state, or a centralized registration authority.                (6)  "Officer" means a juvenile probation officer,   community supervision and corrections department officer, or   parole officer.                (7)  "Penal institution" means:                      (A)  a confinement facility operated by or under   contract with any division of the Texas Department of Criminal   Justice;                      (B)  a confinement facility operated by or under   contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;                      (C)  a juvenile secure pre-adjudication or   post-adjudication facility operated by or under a local juvenile   probation department; or                       (D)  a county jail.                (8)  "Released" means discharged, paroled, placed in a   nonsecure community program for juvenile offenders, or placed on   juvenile probation, community supervision, or mandatory   supervision.                (9)  "Reportable conviction or adjudication" means a   conviction or adjudication, including an adjudication of   delinquent conduct or deferred adjudication, that, regardless of   the pendency of an appeal, is a conviction for or an adjudication   for committing:                      (A)  a terroristic threat under Section   22.07(a)(1), (3), (4), or (5), Penal Code;                      (B)  an offense under Chapter 76, Penal Code;                       (C)  an offense described by 18 U.S.C. Section   2332b(g)(5);                      (D)  an offense under 18 U.S.C. Section 2332f,   2332g, 2332h, or 2332i; or                       (E)  an offense against the Uniform Code of   Military Justice, against a state or territory of the United   States, or against a foreign country, where the offense contains   elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an   offense described by this subdivision.                (10)  "Terrorist offender" means a person who has a   reportable conviction or adjudication.           Art. 65.002.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter   applies only to a reportable conviction or adjudication occurring   on or after January 1, 2024.          (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the duties imposed   on a person required to register under this chapter on the basis of   a reportable conviction or adjudication, and the corresponding   duties and powers of other entities in relation to the person   required to register on the basis of that conviction of   adjudication, are not affected by an appeal of the conviction or   adjudication.          (c)  If a conviction or adjudication that is the basis of a   duty to register under this chapter is set aside on appeal by a   court or if the person required to register under this chapter   receives a pardon, the duties imposed on the person by this chapter   and the corresponding duties and powers of other entities in   relation to the person are terminated.          Art. 65.003.  DETERMINATION REGARDING SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR   ELEMENTS OF OFFENSE. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the   department is responsible for determining whether an offense under   the laws of another state or a foreign country, federal law, or the   Uniform Code of Military Justice contains elements that are   substantially similar to the elements of an offense described by   Article 65.001(9)(A), (B), (C), or (D).          (b)  The department annually shall provide or make available   to each prosecuting attorney's office in this state:                (1)  the criteria used in making a determination under   Subsection (a); and                (2)  any existing record or compilation of offenses   under the laws of another state or a foreign country, federal law,   and the Uniform Code of Military Justice that the department has   already determined to contain elements that are substantially   similar to the elements of offenses under the laws of this state.          Art. 65.004.  DETERMINATION REGARDING PRIMARY REGISTRATION   AUTHORITY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), for each   person subject to registration under this chapter, the department   shall determine which local law enforcement authority serves as the   person's registration authority based on the municipality or county   in which the person resides.          (b)  If a person resides, works, or attends school in a   county with a centralized registration authority, the centralized   registration authority serves as the person's registration   authority, regardless of whether the person resides, works, or   attends school in any municipality located in that county.          (c)  The department shall notify each person subject to   registration under this chapter of the person's primary   registration authority in a timely manner.          Art. 65.005.  CENTRALIZED REGISTRATION AUTHORITY. (a) The   commissioners court of a county may designate the office of the   sheriff or the office of a chief of police to serve as a centralized   registration authority.          (b)  A person subject to this chapter is required to perform   the registration and verification requirements of Articles 65.051   and 65.056 and the change of address requirements of Article 65.054   only with respect to the centralized registration authority for the   county, regardless of whether the person resides in any   municipality located in that county. If the person resides in a   municipality, and the local law enforcement authority does not   serve as the person's centralized registration authority, the   centralized registration authority, not later than the third day   after the date the person registers or verifies registration or   changes address with that authority, shall provide to the local law   enforcement authority notice of the person's registration,   verification of registration, or change of address, as applicable,   with the centralized registration authority.          (c)  This article does not affect a person's duty to register   with a secondary terrorist offender registry under Article 65.057.          Art. 65.006.  CENTRAL DATABASE. (a) The department shall   maintain a computerized central database containing the   information required for registration under this chapter.          (b)  Except as provided by Subsections (d), (e), (g), (h),   and (i), the information contained in the database is confidential   and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.   Information from the database that is received by an entity under   Subsection (d), (e), (g), (h), or (i) is confidential and not   subject to disclosure by the entity.          (c)  The department shall maintain in the database any   photograph of the person that is available, including through the   process for obtaining or renewing a personal identification   certificate or driver's license under Section 521.103 or 521.272,   Transportation Code, and shall update the photographs in the   database annually or as photographs otherwise become available.          (d)  The department shall provide a licensing authority with   notice of any person required to register under this chapter who   holds or seeks a license that is issued by the authority.          (e)  On the written request of a licensing authority that   identifies an individual and states that the individual is an   applicant for or a holder of a license issued by the authority, the   department shall release any information described by Subsection   (a) to the licensing authority.          (f)  For the purposes of Subsections (d) and (e):                (1)  "License" means a license, certificate,   registration, permit, or other authorization that:                      (A)  is issued by a licensing authority; and                      (B)  a person must obtain to practice or engage in   a particular business, occupation, or profession.                (2)  "Licensing authority" means a department,   commission, board, office, or other agency of the state or a   political subdivision of the state that issues a license.          (g)  Not later than the third day after the date on which the   applicable information becomes available through the person's   registration or verification of registration or under Article   65.056, the department shall send notice of any person required to   register under this chapter who is or will be employed by, carrying   on a vocation at, or a student at an institution of higher education   in this state to:                (1)  for an institution in this state:                      (A)  the authority for campus security; or                      (B)  if an authority for campus security does not   exist, the local law enforcement authority of:                            (i)  the municipality in which the   institution is located; or                            (ii)  the county in which the institution is   located, if the institution is not located in a municipality; or                (2)  for an institution in another state, any existing   authority for campus security.          (h)  On the written request of an institution of higher   education described by Subsection (g) that identifies an individual   and states that the individual has applied to work or study at the   institution, the department shall release any information   described by Subsection (a) to the institution.          (i)  The department, for law enforcement purposes, shall   release all relevant information described by Subsection (a) to a   peace officer, an employee of a local law enforcement authority, or   the attorney general on the request of the applicable person or   entity.          Art. 65.007.  INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PEACE OFFICER ON   REQUEST; ALERT. (a) The department shall establish a procedure by   which a peace officer or employee of a law enforcement agency who   provides the department with a driver's license number, personal   identification certificate number, or license plate number is   automatically provided information as to whether the person is   required to register under this chapter or whether the license   plate number is entered in the computerized central database under   Article 65.006.          (b)  The department shall establish an alert flag on the   criminal history record information of each person who is required   to register under this chapter that would be visible and accessible   to a peace officer and employee of a law enforcement agency while in   the performance of the officer or employee's official duties.          Art. 65.008.  GENERAL IMMUNITY. The following persons are   immune from liability for good faith conduct under this chapter:                (1)  an employee or officer of the department, the   Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Juvenile Justice   Department, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, or a local law   enforcement authority;                (2)  an employee or officer of a community supervision   and corrections department or a juvenile probation department; and                (3)  a member of the judiciary.          Art. 65.009.  RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The department, the   Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Texas Juvenile   Justice Department may adopt any rule necessary to implement this   chapter.   SUBCHAPTER B. REGISTRATION AND VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS; RELATED   NOTICE          Art. 65.051.  REGISTRATION: GENERAL. (a) A person who is   required to register under this chapter as a condition of parole,   release to mandatory supervision, or community supervision shall   register or, if the person is a person for whom registration is   completed under this chapter, verify registration, as provided by   Subsection (f), with the local law enforcement authority in any   municipality where the person resides or intends to reside for more   than seven days. If the person does not reside or intend to reside   in a municipality, the person shall register or verify registration   in any county where the person resides or intends to reside for more   than seven days. The person shall satisfy the requirements of this   subsection not later than:                (1)  the seventh day after the person's arrival in the   municipality or county; or                (2)  the first date the local law enforcement authority   of the municipality or county by policy allows the person to   register or verify registration, as applicable.          (b)  The department shall provide the Texas Department of   Criminal Justice, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and each   local law enforcement authority, authority for campus security,   county jail, and court with a form for registering persons required   by this chapter to register.          (c)  The registration form shall require:                (1)  the person's full name, date of birth, sex, race,   height, weight, eye color, hair color, social security number, and   driver's license number;                (2)  the address at which the person resides or intends   to reside or a detailed description of the geographical location at   which the person resides or intends to reside;                (3)  each alias used by the person and any home, work,   or cellular telephone number;                (4)  a recent color photograph or an electronic digital   image of the person and a complete set of the person's fingerprints;                (5)  the type of offense for which the person is   required to register, the date of conviction or adjudication, and   the punishment received;                (6)  an indication as to whether the person is   discharged, paroled, or released on juvenile probation, community   supervision, or mandatory supervision;                (7)  an indication of each license, as defined by   Article 65.006, that is held or sought by the person;                (8)  an indication as to whether the person is or will   be employed by, carrying on a vocation at, or a student at an   institution of higher education, and the name and address of that   institution;                (9)  the vehicle registration information of any   vehicle owned by the person, including the make, model, vehicle   identification number, color, and license plate number; and                (10)  any other information required by the department.          (d)  The registration form must contain a description of any   registration duties the person has under this chapter.          (e)  Not later than the third day after a person registers,   the local law enforcement authority shall send a copy of the   registration form to the department and, if the person resides on   the campus of a public or private institution of higher education,   to any authority for campus security for that institution.          (f)  Not later than the seventh day after the date on which   the person is released, a person for whom registration is completed   under this chapter shall report to the applicable local law   enforcement authority to verify the information in the registration   form received by the authority under this chapter. The authority   shall require the person to produce proof of the person's identity   and residence before the authority gives the registration form to   the person for verification. If the information in the registration   form is complete and accurate, the person shall verify registration   by signing the form. If the information is not complete or   accurate, the person shall make any necessary additions or   corrections before signing the form.          (g)  A person who is required to register or verify   registration under this chapter shall ensure that the person's   registration form is complete and accurate with respect to each   piece of information required by the form in accordance with   Subsection (c).          (h)  If a person subject to registration under this chapter   does not move to an intended residence by the end of the seventh day   after the date on which the person is released or the date on which   the person leaves a previous residence, the person shall:                (1)  report to the officer supervising the person by   not later than the seventh day after the date the person is released   or the date on which the person leaves a previous residence, and   provide the officer with the address of the person's temporary   residence; and                (2)  continue to report to the officer weekly during   the time in which the person has not moved to an intended residence   and provide the officer with the address of the person's temporary   residence.          (i)  If the other state has a registration requirement for a   terrorist offender, a person who has a reportable conviction or   adjudication, who resides in this state, and who is employed by,   carries on a vocation at, or is a student at an institution of   higher education in another state shall, not later than the 10th day   after the date on which the person begins to work or attend school   in the other state, register with the law enforcement authority   that is identified by the department as the authority designated by   that state to receive registration information. If the person is   employed by, carries on a vocation at, or is a student at a public or   private institution of higher education in the other state and if an   authority for campus security exists at the institution, the person   shall also register with that authority not later than the 10th day   after the date on which the person begins to work or attend school.          (j)  If a person subject to registration under this chapter   is released from a penal institution without being released to   parole or placed on any other form of supervision, and the person   does not move to the address indicated on the registration form as   the person's intended residence or does not indicate an address on   the registration form, the person shall, not later than the seventh   day after the date on which the person is released:                (1)  report in person to the local law enforcement   authority for the municipality or county, as applicable, in which   the person is residing and provide that authority with the address   at which the person is residing or, if the person's residence does   not have a physical address, a detailed description of the   geographical location of the person's residence; and                (2)  until the person indicates the person's current   address on the registration form or otherwise complies with the   requirements of Article 65.054, as appropriate, continue to report,   in the manner required by Subdivision (1), to that authority not   less than once in each succeeding 30-day period and provide that   authority with the address at which the person is residing or, if   applicable, a detailed description of the geographical location of   the person's residence.          (k)  A person required to register under this chapter may not   refuse or otherwise fail to provide any information required for   the accurate completion of the registration form.          Art. 65.052.  REGISTRATION: EXTRAJURISDICTIONAL   REGISTRANTS. (a) An extrajurisdictional registrant is required to   comply with the annual verification requirements of Article 65.056.          (b)  The duty to register for an extrajurisdictional   registrant expires on the date the person's duty to register would   expire under the laws of the other state or foreign country had the   person remained in that state or foreign country, under federal   law, or under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, as applicable.          Art. 65.053.  PRERELEASE NOTIFICATION. (a) Before a person   who will be subject to registration under this chapter is due to be   released from a penal institution, an official of the penal   institution shall:                (1)  inform the person that:                      (A)  not later than the seventh day after the date   on which the person is released or after the date on which the   person moves from a previous residence to a new residence in this   state, or not later than the first date the applicable local law   enforcement authority by policy allows the person to register or   verify registration, the person must register or verify   registration with the local law enforcement authority in the   municipality or county in which the person intends to reside;                      (B)  not later than the seventh day after the date   on which the person is released or the date on which the person   moves from a previous residence to a new residence in this state,   the person must, if the person has not moved to an intended   residence, report to the applicable entity or entities as required   by Article 65.051 or 65.054;                      (C)  not later than the seventh day before the   date on which the person moves to a new residence in this state or   another state, the person must report in person to the local law   enforcement authority designated as the person's registration   authority and to the officer supervising the person;                      (D)  not later than the 10th day after the date on   which the person arrives in another state in which the person   intends to reside, the person must register with the law   enforcement agency that is identified by the department as the   agency designated in that state to receive registration   information, if the other state has a registration requirement;                      (E)  not later than the 30th day after the date on   which the person is released, the person must apply to the   department in person for the issuance of an original or renewal   driver's license or personal identification certificate and a   failure to apply to the department as required by this paragraph   results in the automatic revocation of any driver's license or   personal identification certificate issued by the department to the   person; and                      (F)  the person must notify appropriate entities   of any change in status as described by Article 65.055;                (2)  require the person to sign a written statement   confirming that the person was informed of the person's duties as   described by Subdivision (1) or, if the person refuses to sign the   statement, certify that the person was so informed;                (3)  obtain the address or, if applicable, a detailed   description of the geographical location where the person expects   to reside on the person's release and other registration   information, including a photograph and complete set of   fingerprints; and                (4)  complete the registration form for the person.          (b)  On the seventh day before the date on which a person who   will be subject to registration under this chapter is due to be   released from a penal institution, or on receipt of notice by a   penal institution that a person who will be subject to registration   under this chapter is due to be released in less than seven days, an   official of the penal institution shall send the person's completed   registration form to the department and to:                (1)  the applicable local law enforcement authority in   the municipality or county in which the person expects to reside in   this state, if the person expects to reside in this state; or                (2)  the law enforcement agency that is identified by   the department as the agency designated by another state to receive   registration information, if the person expects to reside in that   other state and that other state has a registration requirement for   terrorist offenders.          (c)  If a person who is subject to registration under this   chapter receives an order deferring adjudication, placing the   person on community supervision or juvenile probation, or imposing   only a fine, the court pronouncing the order or sentence shall   ensure that the prerelease notification and registration   requirements are conducted on the day of entering the order or   sentencing. If a community supervision and corrections department   representative is available in court at the time a court pronounces   a sentence of deferred adjudication or community supervision, the   representative shall immediately conduct the prerelease   notification and registration requirements. In any other case in   which the court pronounces a sentence under this subsection, the   court shall designate another appropriate individual to conduct the   prerelease notification and registration requirements.           (d)  If a person who will be subject to registration under   this chapter is placed under the supervision of the parole division   of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a community   supervision and corrections department under Section 510.017,   Government Code, the division or department, as applicable, shall   conduct the prerelease notification and registration requirements   on the date the person is placed under supervision.          (e)  Before a person who will be subject to registration   under this chapter is due to be released from a penal institution in   this state, an official of the penal institution shall inform the   person that:                (1)  if the person intends to reside in another state   and to work or attend school in this state, the person must, not   later than the seventh day after the date on which the person begins   to work or attend school or the first date the applicable local law   enforcement authority allows the person to register or verify   registration, register or verify registration with the local law   enforcement authority in the municipality or county in which the   person intends to work or attend school; and                (2)  if the person intends to reside in this state and   to work or attend school in another state and if the other state has   a registration requirement for terrorist offenders, the person   must, not later than the 10th day after the date on which the person   begins to work or attend school in the other state, register with   the law enforcement authority that is identified by the department   as the authority designated by that state to receive registration   information.          Art. 65.054.  CHANGE OF ADDRESS; LACK OF ADDRESS. (a) If a   person required to register under this chapter intends to change   address, the person shall, not later than the seventh day before the   intended change, report in person to the local law enforcement   authority designated as the person's registration authority and the   officer supervising the person and provide the authority and the   officer with the person's anticipated move date and new address. If   a person required to register under this chapter changes address,   the person shall, not later than the seventh day after changing the   address or the first date the applicable local law enforcement   authority allows the person to report, report in person to the local   law enforcement authority in the municipality or county in which   the person's new residence is located and provide the authority   with proof of identity and proof of residence.          (b)  Not later than the third day after receiving a report   under Subsection (a), the officer supervising the person shall   forward the information provided under Subsection (a) to the local   law enforcement authority designated as the person's primary   registration authority by the department and, if the person intends   to move to another municipality or county in this state, to the   applicable local law enforcement authority in that municipality or   county.          (c)  If the person moves to another state that has a   registration requirement for terrorist offenders, the person   shall, not later than the 10th day after the date on which the   person arrives in the other state, register with the law   enforcement agency that is identified by the department as the   agency designated by that state to receive registration   information.          (d)  Not later than the third day after receipt of   information under Subsection (a) or (b), whichever is earlier, the   local law enforcement authority shall forward the information to   the department and, if the person intends to move to another   municipality or county in this state, to the applicable local law   enforcement authority in that municipality or county.          (e)  If a person who reports to a local law enforcement   authority under Subsection (a) does not move on or before the   anticipated move date or does not move to the new address provided   to the authority, the person shall:                (1)  not later than the seventh day after the   anticipated move date, and not less than weekly after that seventh   day, report to the local law enforcement authority designated as   the person's primary registration authority by the department and   provide an explanation to the authority regarding any changes in   the anticipated move date and intended residence; and                (2)  report to the officer supervising the person not   less than weekly during any period in which the person has not moved   to an intended residence.          (f)  If the person moves to another municipality or county in   this state, the department shall inform the applicable local law   enforcement authority in the new area of the person's residence not   later than the third day after the date the person moves.           (g)  If the person moves to another state, the department   shall, immediately on receiving information under Subsection (d):                (1)  inform the agency that is designated by the other   state to receive registration information, if that state has a   registration requirement for terrorist offenders; and                (2)  send to the Federal Bureau of Investigation a copy   of the person's registration form, including the record of   conviction and a complete set of fingerprints.          (h)  If a person required to register under this chapter   resides for more than seven days at a location or locations to which   a physical address has not been assigned by a governmental entity,   the person, not less than once in each 30-day period, shall confirm   the person's location or locations by:                (1)  reporting to the local law enforcement authority   in the municipality where the person resides or, if the person does   not reside in a municipality, the local law enforcement authority   in the county in which the person resides; and                (2)  providing a detailed description of the applicable   location or locations.          Art. 65.055.  STATUS REPORT BY SUPERVISING OFFICER OR LOCAL   LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. (a) If the officer supervising a person   subject to registration under this chapter receives information to   the effect that the person's status has changed in any manner that   affects proper supervision of the person, including a change in the   person's name, physical health, job or educational status,   including higher educational status, incarceration, or terms of   release, the officer shall promptly notify the appropriate local   law enforcement authority or authorities of that change. If the   person required to register intends to change address, the officer   shall notify the local law enforcement authorities designated by   Article 65.054(b). Not later than the seventh day after the date the   officer receives the relevant information, the officer shall notify   the local law enforcement authority of any change in the person's   job or educational status in which the person:                (1)  becomes employed, begins to carry on a vocation,   or becomes a student at a particular institution of higher   education; or                (2)  terminates the person's status in that capacity.          (b)  Not later than the seventh day after the date of the   change or the first date the applicable authority by policy allows   the person to report, a person subject to registration under this   chapter shall report to the local law enforcement authority   designated as the person's registration authority any change in the   person's name or job or educational status or if the person is   hospitalized for any reason.          Art. 65.056.  LAW ENFORCEMENT VERIFICATION OF REGISTRATION   INFORMATION. (a) A person subject to registration under this   chapter who has, with respect to an offense described by Article   65.001(9), been convicted two or more times, received an order of   deferred adjudication two or more times, or been convicted and   received an order of deferred adjudication shall report to the   local law enforcement authority designated as the person's   registration authority not less than once in each 90-day period   following the date the person first registered under this chapter   to verify the information in the registration form maintained by   the authority for that person. A person subject to registration   under this chapter who is not subject to the 90-day reporting   requirement described by this subsection shall report to the local   law enforcement authority designated as the person's registration   authority once each year not earlier than the 30th day before and   not later than the 30th day after the anniversary of the person's   date of birth to verify the information in the registration form   maintained by the authority for that person.           (b)  A local law enforcement authority designated as a   person's registration authority by the department may direct the   person to report to the authority to verify the information in the   registration form maintained by the department for that person.   The authority may direct the person to report under this subsection   once in each 90-day period following the date the person first   registered under this chapter, if the person is required to report   not less than once in each 90-day period under Subsection (a), or   once in each year not earlier than the 30th day before and not later   than the 30th day after the anniversary of the person's date of   birth, if the person is required to report once each year under   Subsection (a). A local law enforcement authority may not direct a   person to report to the authority under this subsection if the   person is required to report under Subsection (a) and is in   compliance with the reporting requirements of that subsection.          (c)  The local law enforcement authority shall require the   person to produce proof of the person's identity and residence   before the authority gives the registration form to the person for   verification. If the information in the registration form is   complete and accurate, the person shall verify registration by   signing the form. If the information is not complete or not   accurate, the person shall make any necessary additions or   corrections before signing the form.          (d)  A local law enforcement authority designated as a   person's primary registration authority by the department may at   any time mail a nonforwardable verification form to the last   reported address of the person. Not later than the 21st day after   receipt of a verification form under this subsection, the person   shall:                (1)  indicate on the form whether the person still   resides at the last reported address or the person's new address;                (2)  complete any other information required by the   form;                (3)  sign the form; and                (4)  return the form to the authority.          (e)  For purposes of this article, a person receives multiple   convictions or orders of deferred adjudication regardless of   whether:                (1)  the judgments or orders are entered on different   dates; or                (2)  the offenses for which the person was convicted or   placed on deferred adjudication arose out of different criminal   transactions.          Art. 65.057.  REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULARLY VISITING   LOCATION. (a) A person subject to this chapter who on at least   three occasions during any month spends more than 48 consecutive   hours in a municipality or county in this state, other than the   municipality or county in which the person is registered under this   chapter, before the last day of that month shall report that fact   to:                (1)  the local law enforcement authority of the   municipality in which the person is a visitor; or                (2)  if the person is a visitor in a location that is   not a municipality, the local law enforcement authority of the   county in which the person is a visitor.          (b)  A person described by Subsection (a) shall provide the   local law enforcement authority with:                (1)  all information the person is required to provide   under Article 65.051(c);                (2)  the address of any location in the municipality or   county, as appropriate, at which the person was lodged during the   month; and                (3)  a statement as to whether the person intends to   return to the municipality or county during the succeeding month.          Art. 65.058.  REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSE OR   PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE. (a) A person subject to   registration under this chapter shall apply to the department in   person for the issuance of an original or renewal driver's license   under Section 521.272, Transportation Code, a personal   identification certificate under Section 521.103, Transportation   Code, or a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's   permit under Section 522.033, Transportation Code, not later than   the 30th day after the date:                (1)  the person is released from a penal institution or   by a court; or                (2)  the department sends written notice to the person   of the requirements of this article.          (b)  The person shall annually renew in person the driver's   license or personal identification certificate until the person's   duty to register under this chapter expires.          Art. 65.059.  DNA SPECIMEN. A person required to register   under this chapter shall comply with a request for a DNA specimen   made by a law enforcement agency under Section 411.1473, Government   Code.          Art. 65.060.  PROHIBITED LOCATION OF RESIDENCE. A person   subject to registration under this chapter may not reside on the   campus of an institution of higher education unless the institution   approves the person to reside on the institution's campus.   SUBCHAPTER C. EXPIRATION OF DUTY TO REGISTER; OFFENSE          Art. 65.101.  EXPIRATION OF DUTY TO REGISTER. The duty to   register for a person ends when the person dies if the person has a   reportable conviction or adjudication.          Art. 65.102.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REGISTRATION   REQUIREMENTS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person is   required to register and fails to comply with any requirement of   this chapter.          (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under   this article is a felony of the third degree.          (c)  An offense is a felony of the second degree if it is   shown at the trial of a person:                (1)  for an offense or an attempt to commit an offense   under this article that the person has previously been convicted   under this article; and                (2)  for an offense or an attempt to commit an offense   under this article that the person fraudulently used identifying   information in violation of Section 32.51, Penal Code, during the   commission or attempted commission of the offense.   SUBCHAPTER D. REMOVAL OF REGISTRATION INFORMATION          Art. 65.151.  REMOVING REGISTRATION INFORMATION WHEN DUTY TO   REGISTER EXPIRES. (a) When a person is no longer required to   register as a terrorist offender under this chapter, the department   shall remove all information about the person from the terrorist   offender registry.          (b)  The duty to remove information under Subsection (a)   arises if the department has received notice from a local law   enforcement authority or the person's representative that the   person has died and the department verifies the information.          (c)  When the department has removed information under   Subsection (a), the department shall notify all local law   enforcement authorities that have provided registration   information to the department about the person of the removal. A   local law enforcement authority that receives notice from the   department under this subsection shall remove all registration   information about the person from its registry.          SECTION 2.  The heading to Section 411.1473, Government   Code, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 411.1473.  DNA RECORDS OF CERTAIN REGISTERED SEX   OFFENDERS AND TERRORIST OFFENDERS.          SECTION 3.  Sections 411.1473(a) and (b), Government Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (a)  This section applies only to a person who is required to   register under Chapter 62 or 65, Code of Criminal Procedure.          (b)  The department by rule shall require a law enforcement   agency serving as a person's primary registration authority under   Chapter 62 or 65, Code of Criminal Procedure, to:                (1)  take one or more specimens from a person described   by Subsection (a) for the purpose of creating a DNA record; and                (2)  preserve the specimen and maintain a record of the   collection of the specimen.          SECTION 4.  Section 15.02(d), Penal Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (d)  An offense under this section is one category lower than   the most serious felony that is the object of the conspiracy, and if   the most serious felony that is the object of the conspiracy is a   state jail felony, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor. This   subsection does not apply to an offense under Section 76.02.           SECTION 5.  The Penal Code is amended by adding Title 12 to   read as follows:   TITLE 12. TERRORISM   CHAPTER 76. TERRORISTIC OFFENSES          Sec. 76.01.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:                (1)  "Material support or resources" means:                      (A)  currency or other financial securities;                      (B)  financial services;                      (C)  instruments of value;                      (D)  lodging;                      (E)  training;                      (F)  safehouses;                      (G)  false documentation or identification;                      (H)  communications equipment;                      (I)  computer equipment;                      (J)  software;                      (K)  facilities;                      (L)  a deadly weapon;                      (M)  lethal substances;                      (N)  an explosive weapon or components of an   explosive weapon, a chemical dispensing device, or a hoax bomb, as   those terms are defined by Section 46.01;                      (O)  personnel;                      (P)  transportation; and                       (Q)  other tangible assets, other than medical   care provided by a licensed health care provider or religious   materials.                (2)  "Training" means teaching or demonstrating   directly to another person, either in person or through a writing or   by use of a computer or computer network, the use, application, or   making of:                      (A)  a weapon prohibited by Section 46.05;                      (B)  a deadly weapon;                      (C)  a component of an explosive weapon, as   defined by Section 46.01; or                      (D)  an incendiary device capable of causing   injury or death to persons.          Sec. 76.02.  TERRORISM. (a) A person commits an offense if   the person:                (1)  commits or conspires to commit an offense under:                      (A)  Chapter 19;                      (B)  Section 20.02;                      (C)  Section 20.03;                      (D)  Section 20.05;                      (E)  Section 20A.02;                      (F)  Section 22.02;                      (G)  Section 22.021;                      (H)  Section 22.05;                      (I)  Section 22.07;                      (J)  Section 22.09;                      (K)  Section 28.02;                      (L)  Section 28.07;                      (M)  Section 29.03;                      (N)  Section 30.05;                      (O)  Section 31.07;                       (P)  Section 38.152;                      (Q)  Section 42.02;                      (R)  Section 42.06;                      (S)  Section 42.062;                      (T)  Section 42.14; or                      (U)  Section 46.08; and                (2)  commits or conspires to commit that offense with   the intent to:                      (A)  intimidate or coerce the civilian   population; or                      (B)  influence, by intimidation or coercion, the   policy, conduct, or activities of this state, a political   subdivision of this state, or the United States.          (b)  An offense under this section is one category higher   than the most serious offense listed in Subsection (a) that was   committed or conspired to commit, except that:                (1)  if the most serious offense is a Class A   misdemeanor, the offense under this section is a Class A   misdemeanor with a minimum term of confinement of 180 days; and                (2)  if the most serious offense is a felony of the   first degree, the offense under this section is a felony of the   first degree with a minimum term of confinement of 15 years.          Sec. 76.03.  AIDING IN COMMISSION OF TERRORISM. (a) A   person commits an offense if the person intentionally raises,   solicits, collects, or provides material support or resources with   intent or knowledge that the material support or resources will be   used, wholly or partly, to solicit, direct, supervise, plan,   prepare, promote, carry out, assist, or aid in committing an   offense under Section 76.02.          (b)  An offense under this section is of the same degree as   the offense under Section 76.02 that the person aided.           Sec. 76.04.  HINDERING PROSECUTION OF TERRORISM. (a) A   person commits an offense if, with intent to hinder the arrest,   prosecution, conviction, or punishment of another for an offense   under Section 76.02 or 76.03, the person:                (1)  harbors or conceals the other;                (2)  provides or aids in providing the other with any   means of avoiding arrest or effecting escape;                (3)  warns the other of impending discovery or   apprehension; or                (4)  tampers with any physical evidence that might aid   in the discovery or apprehension of the other.          (b)  An offense under this section is of the same degree as   the offense under Section 76.02 or 76.03 for which the person   committed the act described by Subsection (a).          Sec. 76.05.  ASSISTANCE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) The   attorney general, if requested to do so by the attorney   representing the state, may assist the attorney representing the   state in the investigation or prosecution of an offense under this   chapter.           (b)  The attorney general shall designate one individual in   the division of the attorney general's office that assists in the   prosecution of criminal cases to coordinate responses to requests   to assist in prosecution made under this section.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.