89R974 RDR-D     By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 1271       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of indecency   with a child.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 21.11(b), Penal Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (b)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this   section that the actor:                (1)  was not more than three years older than the victim   [and of the opposite sex];                (2)  did not use duress, force, or a threat against the   victim at the time of the offense; and                (3)  at the time of the offense:                      (A)  was not required under Chapter 62, Code of   Criminal Procedure, to register for life as a sex offender; or                      (B)  was not a person who under Chapter 62, Code of   Criminal Procedure, had a reportable conviction or adjudication for   an offense under this section.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies to an   offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act and to   any criminal action pending on the effective date of this Act for an   offense committed before that effective date. A final conviction   for an offense under Section 21.11, Penal Code, that exists on the   effective date of this Act is unaffected by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.