By: Villalobos H.B. No. 5360       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute human   trafficking offenses.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 402, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subchapter D to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER D. PROSECUTION OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL OFFENSES          Sec. 402.101.  APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to a   criminal offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code.          Sec. 402.102.  PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.   (a)  A law enforcement agency that submits to a local prosecuting   attorney a report stating there is probable cause to believe an   identified person has committed a criminal offense described by   Section 402.101 shall simultaneously submit a copy of that report   to the attorney general.          (b)  On request of the attorney general, a local prosecuting   attorney or law enforcement agency shall provide information   regarding investigations of criminal offenses described by Section   402.101 to assist the attorney general in performing duties   required under this subchapter.          Sec. 402.103.  PROSECUTION. Notwithstanding any other law,   the attorney general has jurisdiction to prosecute and shall   represent the state in the prosecution of a criminal offense   described by Section 402.101 if:                (1)  a law enforcement agency submits a report   described by Section 402.102(a) to the local prosecuting attorney   and the attorney general; and                (2)  six months have elapsed from the date the report   was submitted and the local prosecuting attorney has not initiated   proceedings to prosecute the offense.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 20A, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Section 20A.05 to read as follows:          Sec. 20A.05.  PROSECUTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL AUTHORIZED.   The attorney general shall represent the state in the prosecution   of a criminal offense under this chapter as provided by Subchapter   D, Chapter 402, Government Code.          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply 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, 2025.