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TX SB1193
Bill
Status
2/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Robert Nichols
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AI Summary
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Adds the offense of child grooming (Section 15.032, Penal Code) to the list of "reportable convictions or adjudications" that trigger mandatory sex offender registration requirements in Texas
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Includes violations of child grooming laws from other states, federal law, foreign countries, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice if they contain substantially similar elements to Texas's child grooming offense
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Applies only to offenses committed on or after the effective date; offenses committed before that date remain governed by prior law
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.
SEXUAL OFFENDERS
Last Action
Referred to Criminal Justice
2/28/2025