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TX HB1401

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/19/2024

Primary Sponsor

Cody Harris

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds the offense of "improper relationship between educator and student" (Penal Code Section 21.12) to the list of reportable convictions requiring sex offender registration in Texas

  • Amends Article 62.001(5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure to expand the definition of "reportable conviction or adjudication" to include this educator-student offense

  • Applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025; offenses before that date remain governed by prior law

  • Offenses committed before the effective date are determined by whether any element of the offense occurred before September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of improper relationship between educator and student.

Crimes

Last Action

Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

3/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Jurisprudence3/11/2025

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