88R13865 EAS-F     By: Cook H.B. No. 3384       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the punishment for the offense of promotion of   prostitution.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 43.03(b), Penal Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third   degree, except that the offense is:                (1)  a felony of the second degree if the actor has been   previously convicted of an offense under this section; or                (2)  a felony of the first degree if the actor engages   in conduct described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) involving a person   younger than 18 years of age [engaging in prostitution], regardless   of whether the actor knows the age of the person at the time of the   offense.          SECTION 2.  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 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.