89R4446 MEW-F     By: Cook H.B. No. 1902       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to creating the criminal offense of jugging.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 29.01, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Subdivision (3) to read as follows:                (3)  "Credit services organization" has the meaning   assigned by Section 393.001, Finance Code.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 29, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Section 29.04 to read as follows:          Sec. 29.04.  JUGGING. (a)  A person commits an offense if,   with the intent to commit theft of another person's money, the   person:                (1)  targets or observes the other person withdrawing   money from an automated teller machine, bank, credit union, or   credit services organization; and                 (2)  subsequently physically follows the other person   or causes any person to physically follow the other person.          (b)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony,   except that the offense is:                (1)  a felony of the third degree if, during the   commission of the offense, the actor commits an offense under   Section 30.04; or                (2)  a felony of the first degree if, during the   commission of the offense, the actor commits an offense under   Section 29.02 or 29.03.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.