TX HB2113

Creates a new criminal offense for persons 17 years or older who fail to report a sexual offense against a child as required by Family Code Chapter 261 AND engage in conduct intended to hinder the investigation or prosecution of that offense

Defines hindering conduct to include: destroying/concealing evidence, interfering with witness cooperation, harboring the offender, helping the offender avoid arrest or relocate, or providing false information to law enforcement or the Department of Family and Protective Services

Covers sexual offenses against children including trafficking of persons, continuous sexual abuse of a young child, indecency with a child, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, compelling prostitution, and sexual performance by a child

Classifies the offense as a third-degree felony, elevated to a second-degree felony if the failure to report enabled the offender to commit a subsequent sexual offense against a child

Makes confidential and exempt from public disclosure the names of the child victim, the accused hinderer (until charged), and the suspected offender (until charged), with an effective date of September 1, 2025