Compare TX HB 2030 (2025) and TX HB 995 (2025)
The introduced text of these two bills, side by side, with the wording they share.
- TX HB 2030 (2025) · Texas · 2025 · Failed
- TX HB 995 (2025) · Texas · 2025 · Failed
168 shared 8-word phrases found in the introduced text of these two bills.
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| TX HB 2030 (2025) | TX HB 995 (2025) |
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| H.B. No. 2030 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section | H.B. No. 995 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section |
| Penal Code, is amended to read as follows | Penal Code, is amended to read as follows |
| Code, is amended to read as follows: (f) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that: (1) the defendant was the spouse of the child at the time of the offense; (2) the conduct was for a bona fide [educational,] medical, psychological, psychiatric, judicial, law enforcement, or legislative purpose; or (3) the defendant is not more than two years older than the child. SECTION | Code, is amended to read as follows: (f) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that: (1) the defendant was the spouse of the child at the time of the offense; (2) the conduct was for a bona fide [educational, medical, psychological, psychiatric,] judicial or [,] law enforcement[, or legislative] purpose; or (3) the defendant is not more than two years older than the child. SECTION |
| SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act takes effect September | 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 |