By: Watson, et al. S.B. No. 966     (Neave)           A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to criminal offenses regarding the consumption or   possession of alcoholic beverages by a minor.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 106.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is   amended by adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows:          (f)  Except as provided by Subsection (g), Subsection (a)   does not apply to a minor who reports the sexual assault of the   minor or another person, or is the victim of a sexual assault   reported by another person, to:                (1)  a health care provider treating the victim of the   sexual assault;                (2)  an employee of a law enforcement agency, including   an employee of a campus police department of an institution of   higher education; or                (3)  the Title IX coordinator of an institution of   higher education or another employee of the institution responsible   for responding to reports of sexual assault.          (g)  A minor is entitled to raise the defense provided by   Subsection (f) in the prosecution of an offense under this section   only if the minor is in violation of this section at the time of the   commission of a sexual assault that is:                (1)  reported by the minor under Subsection (f); or                (2)  committed against the minor and reported by   another person under Subsection (f).          (h)  A minor who commits a sexual assault that is reported   under Subsection (f) is not entitled to raise the defense provided   by Subsection (f) in the prosecution of the minor for an offense   under this section.          SECTION 2.  Section 106.05, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is   amended by adding Subsections (e), (f), and (g) to read as follows:          (e)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), Subsection (a)   does not apply to a minor who reports the sexual assault of the   minor or another person, or is the victim of a sexual assault   reported by another person, to:                (1)  a health care provider treating the victim of the   sexual assault;                (2)  an employee of a law enforcement agency, including   an employee of a campus police department of an institution of   higher education; or                (3)  the Title IX coordinator of an institution of   higher education or another employee of the institution responsible   for responding to reports of sexual assault.          (f)  A minor is entitled to raise the defense provided by   Subsection (e) in the prosecution of an offense under this section   only if the minor is in violation of this section at the time of the   commission of a sexual assault that is:                (1)  reported by the minor under Subsection (e); or                (2)  committed against the minor and reported by   another person under Subsection (e).          (g)  A minor who commits a sexual assault that is reported   under Subsection (e) is not entitled to raise the defense provided   by Subsection (e) in the prosecution of the minor for an offense   under this section.          SECTION 3.  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 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.