Compare TX HB 995 (2025) and TX SB 89 (2025)

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TX HB 995 (2025)TX SB 89 (2025)
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 43.24, Penal Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-2) to read as follows: (c) It is not a [an affirmative] defense to prosecution under this section that the sale, distribution, or exhibition was by a person having scientific, educational, governmental, or other similar justification. (c-2) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) that at the time of the offense the actor was…B. No. 89 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 43.24, Penal Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-2) to read as follows: (c) It is not a [an affirmative] defense to prosecution under this section that the sale, distribution, or exhibition was by a person having scientific, educational, governmental, or other similar justification. (c-2) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) that at the time of the offense the actor was a…