H.B. No. 3106
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to a requirement that law enforcement agencies enter into
  a certain database information related to investigations of sexual
  assault or other sex offenses.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  This Act shall be known as Molly Jane's Law.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 420, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 420.035 to read as follows:
         Sec. 420.035.  DUTY TO ENTER CERTAIN INFORMATION INTO
  VIOLENT CRIMINAL APPREHENSION PROGRAM DATABASE. (a) In this
  section, "database" means the national database of the Violent
  Criminal Apprehension Program established and maintained by the
  Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a successor database. 
         (b)  Each law enforcement agency in this state shall request
  access from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to enter
  information into the database.
         (c)  A law enforcement agency that investigates a sexual
  assault or other sex offense shall enter into the database the
  following information regarding the investigation of the sexual
  assault or other sex offense, as available: 
               (1)  the suspect's name and date of birth; 
               (2)  the specific offense being investigated;
               (3)  a description of the manner in which the offense
  was committed, including any pattern of conduct occurring during
  the course of multiple offenses suspected to have been committed by
  the suspect; and
               (4)  any other information required by the Federal
  Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in the database.
         (d)  Information entered into the database under this
  section is excepted from required disclosure under Chapter 552 in
  the manner provided by Section 552.108.
         SECTION 3.  Section 420.035, Government Code, as added by
  this Act, applies only to a pending investigation of a sexual
  assault or other sex offense, regardless of whether the
  investigation was commenced before, on, or after the effective date
  of this Act.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3106 was passed by the House on April
  30, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 3106 on May 15, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 2,
  2 present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3106 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 14, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays
  0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor