S.B. No. 20
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the prevention of, reporting regarding, investigation
  of, prosecution of, criminal and civil penalties for, and other
  consequences of prostitution, trafficking of persons, and related
  criminal offenses, to treatment, services, and compensation
  available to victims of those offenses, and to orders of
  nondisclosure for certain persons who are victims of certain of
  those offenses.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
  ARTICLE 1. TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS AND CONTINUOUS TRAFFICKING OF
  PERSONS
         SECTION 1.01.  Section 3.03(b), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  If the accused is found guilty of more than one offense
  arising out of the same criminal episode, the sentences may run
  concurrently or consecutively if each sentence is for a conviction
  of:
               (1)  an offense:
                     (A)  under Section 49.07 or 49.08, regardless of
  whether the accused is convicted of violations of the same section
  more than once or is convicted of violations of both sections; or
                     (B)  for which a plea agreement was reached in a
  case in which the accused was charged with more than one offense
  listed in Paragraph (A), regardless of whether the accused is
  charged with violations of the same section more than once or is
  charged with violations of both sections;
               (2)  an offense:
                     (A)  under Section 33.021 or an offense under
  Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 25.02, or 43.25 committed
  against a victim younger than 17 years of age at the time of the
  commission of the offense regardless of whether the accused is
  convicted of violations of the same section more than once or is
  convicted of violations of more than one section; or
                     (B)  for which a plea agreement was reached in a
  case in which the accused was charged with more than one offense
  listed in Paragraph (A) committed against a victim younger than 17
  years of age at the time of the commission of the offense regardless
  of whether the accused is charged with violations of the same
  section more than once or is charged with violations of more than
  one section;
               (3)  an offense:
                     (A)  under Section 21.15 or 43.26, regardless of
  whether the accused is convicted of violations of the same section
  more than once or is convicted of violations of both sections; or
                     (B)  for which a plea agreement was reached in a
  case in which the accused was charged with more than one offense
  listed in Paragraph (A), regardless of whether the accused is
  charged with violations of the same section more than once or is
  charged with violations of both sections;
               (4)  an offense for which the judgment in the case
  contains an affirmative finding under Article 42.0197, Code of
  Criminal Procedure;
               (5)  an offense:
                     (A)  under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05,
  regardless of whether the accused is convicted of violations of the
  same section more than once or is convicted of violations of more
  than one section [both sections]; or
                     (B)  for which a plea agreement was reached in a
  case in which the accused was charged with more than one offense
  listed in Paragraph (A), regardless of whether the accused is
  charged with violations of the same section more than once or is
  charged with violations of more than one section [both sections];
  or
               (6)  an offense:
                     (A)  under Section 22.04(a)(1) or (2) or Section
  22.04(a-1)(1) or (2) that is punishable as a felony of the first
  degree, regardless of whether the accused is convicted of
  violations of the same section more than once or is convicted of
  violations of more than one section; or
                     (B)  for which a plea agreement was reached in a
  case in which the accused was charged with more than one offense
  listed in Paragraph (A) and punishable as described by that
  paragraph, regardless of whether the accused is charged with
  violations of the same section more than once or is charged with
  violations of more than one section.
         SECTION 1.02.  Section 402.035(h), Government Code, as
  amended by Chapter 762 (S.B. 2039), Acts of the 85th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2017, and repealed by Chapter 685 (H.B. 29), Acts
  of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, is repealed.
         SECTION 1.03.  The change in law made by this article applies
  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 was
  committed before that date.
  ARTICLE 2. PENALTIES FOR PROSTITUTION
         SECTION 2.01.  Subchapter K, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended by adding Article 42A.515 to read as follows:
         Art. 42A.515.  COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR CERTAIN
  PROSTITUTION OFFENSES. (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (e),
  on a defendant's conviction of a Class B misdemeanor under Section
  43.02(a), Penal Code, the judge shall suspend imposition of the
  sentence and place the defendant on community supervision.
         (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), on a defendant's
  conviction of a state jail felony under Section 43.02(c)(2), Penal
  Code, that is punished under Section 12.35(a), Penal Code, the
  judge shall suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the
  defendant on community supervision. This subsection does not apply
  to a defendant who has previously been convicted of any other state
  jail felony under Section 43.02(c)(2), Penal Code, that is punished
  under Section 12.35, Penal Code.
         (c)  A judge who places a defendant on community supervision
  under Subsection (a) or (b) shall require as a condition of
  community supervision that the defendant participate in a
  commercially sexually exploited persons court program established
  under Chapter 126, Government Code, if a program has been
  established for the county or municipality where the defendant
  resides.  Sections 126.002(b) and (c), Government Code, do not
  apply with respect to a defendant required to participate in the
  court program under this subsection.
         (d)  A judge who requires a defendant to participate in a
  commercially sexually exploited persons court program under
  Subsection (c) may suspend in whole or in part the imposition of the
  program fee described by Section 126.006, Government Code. 
         (e)  In any case in which the jury assesses punishment, the
  judge must follow the recommendations of the jury in suspending the
  imposition of a sentence or ordering a sentence to be executed.  If
  a jury assessing punishment does not recommend community
  supervision, the judge must order the sentence to be executed in
  whole.
         (f)  The judge may suspend in whole or in part the imposition
  of any fine imposed on conviction.
         SECTION 2.02.  Article 42A.551(d), Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
         (d)  On conviction of a state jail felony punished under
  Section 12.35(a), Penal Code, other than a state jail felony listed
  in Subsection (a) or to which Article 42A.515 applies, subject to
  Subsection (e), the judge may:
               (1)  suspend the imposition of the sentence and place
  the defendant on community supervision; or
               (2)  order the sentence to be executed:
                     (A)  in whole; or
                     (B)  in part, with a period of community
  supervision to begin immediately on release of the defendant from
  confinement.
         SECTION 2.03.  Article 62.001(5), Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
               (5)  "Reportable conviction or adjudication" means a
  conviction or adjudication, including an adjudication of
  delinquent conduct or a deferred adjudication, that, regardless of
  the pendency of an appeal, is a conviction for or an adjudication
  for or based on:
                     (A)  a violation of Section 21.02 (Continuous
  sexual abuse of young child or children), 21.09 (Bestiality), 21.11
  (Indecency with a child), 22.011 (Sexual assault), 22.021
  (Aggravated sexual assault), or 25.02 (Prohibited sexual conduct),
  Penal Code;
                     (B)  a violation of Section 43.05 (Compelling
  prostitution), 43.25 (Sexual performance by a child), or 43.26
  (Possession or promotion of child pornography), Penal Code;
                     (B-1)  a violation of Section 43.02
  (Prostitution), Penal Code, if the offense is punishable under
  Subsection (c-1)(2) [(c-1)(3)] of that section;
                     (C)  a violation of Section 20.04(a)(4)
  (Aggravated kidnapping), Penal Code, if the actor committed the
  offense or engaged in the conduct with intent to violate or abuse
  the victim sexually;
                     (D)  a violation of Section 30.02 (Burglary),
  Penal Code, if the offense or conduct is punishable under
  Subsection (d) of that section and the actor committed the offense
  or engaged in the conduct with intent to commit a felony listed in
  Paragraph (A) or (C);
                     (E)  a violation of Section 20.02 (Unlawful
  restraint), 20.03 (Kidnapping), or 20.04 (Aggravated kidnapping),
  Penal Code, if, as applicable:
                           (i)  the judgment in the case contains an
  affirmative finding under Article 42.015; or
                           (ii)  the order in the hearing or the papers
  in the case contain an affirmative finding that the victim or
  intended victim was younger than 17 years of age;
                     (F)  the second violation of Section 21.08
  (Indecent exposure), Penal Code, but not if the second violation
  results in a deferred adjudication;
                     (G)  an attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation, as
  defined by Chapter 15, Penal Code, to commit an offense or engage in
  conduct listed in Paragraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (K), or (L);
                     (H)  a violation of the laws of another state,
  federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform Code of
  Military Justice for or based on the violation of an offense
  containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements
  of an offense listed under Paragraph (A), (B), (B-1), (C), (D), (E),
  (G), (J), (K), or (L), but not if the violation results in a
  deferred adjudication;
                     (I)  the second violation of the laws of another
  state, federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform
  Code of Military Justice for or based on the violation of an offense
  containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements
  of the offense of indecent exposure, but not if the second violation
  results in a deferred adjudication;
                     (J)  a violation of Section 33.021 (Online
  solicitation of a minor), Penal Code;
                     (K)  a violation of Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4),
  (7), or (8) (Trafficking of persons), Penal Code; or
                     (L)  a violation of Section 20A.03 (Continuous
  trafficking of persons), Penal Code, if the offense is based partly
  or wholly on conduct that constitutes an offense under Section
  20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8) of that code.
         SECTION 2.04.  Section 402.035, Government Code, is amended
  by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (f-3) to read as
  follows:
         (d)  The task force shall:
               (1)  collaborate, as needed to fulfill the duties of
  the task force, with:
                     (A)  United States attorneys' offices for all of
  the federal districts of Texas; and
                     (B)  special agents or customs and border
  protection officers and border patrol agents of:
                           (i)  the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
                           (ii)  the United States Drug Enforcement
  Administration;
                           (iii)  the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
  Firearms and Explosives;
                           (iv)  United States Immigration and Customs
  Enforcement; or
                           (v)  the United States Department of
  Homeland Security;
               (2)  collect, organize, and periodically publish
  statistical data on the nature and extent of human trafficking in
  this state, including data described by Subdivisions (4)(A), (B),
  (C), (D), and (E);
               (3)  solicit cooperation and assistance from state and
  local governmental agencies, political subdivisions of the state,
  nongovernmental organizations, and other persons, as appropriate,
  for the purpose of collecting and organizing statistical data under
  Subdivision (2);
               (4)  ensure that each state or local governmental
  agency and political subdivision of the state and each state or
  local law enforcement agency, district attorney, or county attorney
  that assists in the prevention of human trafficking collects
  statistical data related to human trafficking, including, as
  appropriate:
                     (A)  the number of investigations concerning,
  arrests and prosecutions for, and convictions of:
                           (i)  the offense of trafficking of persons;
                           (ii)  the offense of forgery or an offense
  under Chapter 43, Penal Code, if the offense was committed as part
  of a criminal episode involving the trafficking of persons; and
                           (iii)  an offense punishable under Section
  43.02(c-1)(2) [43.02(c-1)(3)], Penal Code, regardless of whether
  the offense was committed as part of a criminal episode involving
  the trafficking of persons;
                     (B)  demographic information on persons who are
  convicted of offenses described by Paragraph (A) and persons who
  are the victims of those offenses;
                     (C)  geographic routes by which human trafficking
  victims are trafficked, including routes by which victims are
  trafficked across this state's international border, and
  geographic patterns in human trafficking, including the country or
  state of origin and the country or state of destination;
                     (D)  means of transportation and methods used by
  persons who engage in trafficking to transport their victims; and
                     (E)  social and economic factors that create a
  demand for the labor or services that victims of human trafficking
  are forced to provide;
               (5)  work with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
  to develop and conduct training for law enforcement personnel,
  victim service providers, and medical service providers to identify
  victims of human trafficking;
               (6)  work with the Texas Education Agency, the
  Department of Family and Protective Services, and the Health and
  Human Services Commission to:
                     (A)  develop a list of key indicators that a
  person is a victim of human trafficking;
                     (B)  develop a standardized curriculum for
  training doctors, nurses, emergency medical services personnel,
  teachers, school counselors, school administrators, and personnel
  from the Department of Family and Protective Services and the
  Health and Human Services Commission to identify and assist victims
  of human trafficking;
                     (C)  train doctors, nurses, emergency medical
  services personnel, teachers, school counselors, school
  administrators, and personnel from the Department of Family and
  Protective Services and the Health and Human Services Commission to
  identify and assist victims of human trafficking;
                     (D)  develop and conduct training for personnel
  from the Department of Family and Protective Services and the
  Health and Human Services Commission on methods for identifying
  children in foster care who may be at risk of becoming victims of
  human trafficking; and
                     (E)  develop a process for referring identified
  human trafficking victims and individuals at risk of becoming
  victims to appropriate entities for services;
               (7)  on the request of a judge of a county court, county
  court at law, or district court or a county attorney, district
  attorney, or criminal district attorney, assist and train the judge
  or the judge's staff or the attorney or the attorney's staff in the
  recognition and prevention of human trafficking;
               (8)  examine training protocols related to human
  trafficking issues, as developed and implemented by federal, state,
  and local law enforcement agencies;
               (9)  collaborate with state and local governmental
  agencies, political subdivisions of the state, and nongovernmental
  organizations to implement a media awareness campaign in
  communities affected by human trafficking;
               (10)  develop recommendations on how to strengthen
  state and local efforts to prevent human trafficking, protect and
  assist human trafficking victims, curb markets and other economic
  avenues that facilitate human trafficking and investigate and
  prosecute human trafficking offenders;
               (11)  examine the extent to which human trafficking is
  associated with the operation of sexually oriented businesses, as
  defined by Section 243.002, Local Government Code, and the
  workplace or public health concerns that are created by the
  association of human trafficking and the operation of sexually
  oriented businesses;
               (12)  develop recommendations for addressing the
  demand for forced labor or services or sexual conduct involving
  victims of human trafficking, including recommendations for
  increased penalties for individuals who engage or attempt to engage
  in prostitution with victims younger than 18 years of age; and
               (13)  identify and report to the governor and
  legislature on laws, licensure requirements, or other regulations
  that can be passed at the state and local level to curb trafficking
  using the Internet and in sexually oriented businesses.
         (f-3)  The attorney general may enter into a contract with an
  institution of higher education or private or independent
  institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by
  Section 61.003, Education Code, for the institution's assistance in
  the collection and analysis of information received under this
  section.  The attorney general may adopt rules to administer the
  submission and collection of information under this section.
         SECTION 2.05.  Section 43.02(c-1), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (c-1)  An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class A [B]
  misdemeanor, except that the offense is:
               (1)  [a Class A misdemeanor if the actor has previously
  been convicted one or two times of an offense under Subsection (b);
               [(2)]  a state jail felony if the actor has previously
  been convicted [three or more times] of an offense under Subsection
  (b); or
               (2) [(3)]  a felony of the second degree if the person
  with whom the actor agrees to engage in sexual conduct is:
                     (A)  younger than 18 years of age, regardless of
  whether the actor knows the age of the person at the time of the
  offense;
                     (B)  represented to the actor as being younger
  than 18 years of age; or
                     (C)  believed by the actor to be younger than 18
  years of age.
         SECTION 2.06.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of
  this section, the change in law made by this article applies 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.
         (b)  Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to Section
  402.035(f-3), Government Code, as added by this article.
  ARTICLE 3. ONLINE PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION
         SECTION 3.01.  Section 43.01, Penal Code, is amended by
  amending Subdivisions (1) and (1-a) and adding Subdivisions (1-b),
  (1-c), (1-d), and (1-e) to read as follows:
               (1)  "Access software provider" means a provider of
  software, including client or server software, or enabling tools
  that perform one or more of the following functions:
                     (A)  filter, screen, allow, or disallow content;
                     (B)  select, analyze, or digest content; or
                     (C)  transmit, receive, display, forward, cache,
  search, subset, organize, reorganize, or translate content.
               (1-a) [(1)]  "Deviate sexual intercourse" means any
  contact between the genitals of one person and the mouth or anus of
  another person.
               (1-b) [(1-a)]  "Fee" means the payment or offer of
  payment in the form of money, goods, services, or other benefit.
               (1-c)  "Information content provider" means any person
  or entity that is wholly or partly responsible for the creation or
  development of information provided through the Internet or any
  other interactive computer service.
               (1-d)  "Interactive computer service" means any
  information service, system, or access software provider that
  provides or enables computer access to a computer server by
  multiple users, including a service or system that provides access
  to the Internet or a system operated or service offered by a library
  or educational institution.
               (1-e)  "Internet" means the international computer
  network of both federal and nonfederal interoperable packet
  switched data networks.
         SECTION 3.02.  Subchapter A, Chapter 43, Penal Code, is
  amended by adding Sections 43.031 and 43.041 to read as follows:
         Sec. 43.031.  ONLINE PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION. (a)  A
  person commits an offense if the person owns, manages, or operates
  an interactive computer service or information content provider, or
  operates as an information content provider, with the intent to
  promote the prostitution of another person or facilitate another
  person to engage in prostitution.
         (b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third
  degree, except that the offense is a felony of the second degree if
  the actor:
               (1)  has been previously convicted of an offense under
  this section or Section 43.041; or
               (2)  engages in conduct described by Subsection (a)
  involving a person younger than 18 years of age engaging in
  prostitution, regardless of whether the actor knows the age of the
  person at the time of the offense.
         Sec. 43.041.  AGGRAVATED ONLINE PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION.
  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person owns, manages, or
  operates an interactive computer service or information content
  provider, or operates as an information content provider, with the
  intent to promote the prostitution of five or more persons or
  facilitate five or more persons to engage in prostitution.
         (b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the second
  degree, except that the offense is a felony of the first degree if
  the actor:
               (1)  has been previously convicted of an offense under
  this section; or
               (2)  engages in conduct described by Subsection (a)
  involving two or more persons younger than 18 years of age engaging
  in prostitution, regardless of whether the actor knows the age of
  the persons at the time of the offense.
         SECTION 3.03.  Section 98A.001, Civil Practice and Remedies
  Code, is amended by adding Subdivisions (1-a) and (4-a) to read as
  follows:
               (1-a)  "Aggravated online promotion of prostitution"
  means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.041,
  Penal Code.
               (4-a)  "Online promotion of prostitution" means
  conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.031, Penal
  Code.
         SECTION 3.04.  Section 98A.002(a), Civil Practice and
  Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A defendant is liable to a victim of compelled
  prostitution, as provided by this chapter, for damages arising from
  the compelled prostitution if the defendant:
               (1)  engages in compelling prostitution with respect to
  the victim;
               (2)  knowingly or intentionally engages in promotion of
  prostitution, online promotion of prostitution, aggravated
  promotion of prostitution, or aggravated online promotion of
  prostitution that results in compelling prostitution with respect
  to the victim; or
               (3)  purchases an advertisement that the defendant
  knows or reasonably should know constitutes promotion of
  prostitution or aggravated promotion of prostitution, and the
  publication of the advertisement results in compelling
  prostitution with respect to the victim.
         SECTION 3.05.  Article 18A.101, Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         Art. 18A.101.  OFFENSES FOR WHICH INTERCEPTION ORDER MAY BE
  ISSUED. A judge of competent jurisdiction may issue an
  interception order only if the prosecutor applying for the order
  shows probable cause to believe that the interception will provide
  evidence of the commission of:
               (1)  a felony under any of the following provisions of
  the Health and Safety Code:
                     (A)  Chapter 481, other than felony possession of
  marihuana;
                     (B)  Chapter 483; or
                     (C)  Section 485.032;
               (2)  an offense under any of the following provisions
  of the Penal Code:
                     (A)  Section 19.02;
                     (B)  Section 19.03;
                     (C)  Section 20.03;
                     (D)  Section 20.04;
                     (E)  Chapter 20A;
                     (F)  Chapter 34, if the criminal activity giving
  rise to the proceeds involves the commission of an offense under
  Title 5, Penal Code, or an offense under federal law or the laws of
  another state containing elements that are substantially similar to
  the elements of an offense under Title 5;
                     (G)  Section 38.11;
                     (H)  Section 43.04;
                     (I)  Section 43.041;
                     (J)  Section 43.05; or
                     (K) [(J)]  Section 43.26; or
               (3)  an attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit
  an offense listed in Subdivision (1) or (2).
         SECTION 3.06.  Article 56.32(a)(14), Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
               (14)  "Trafficking of persons" means any offense that
  results in a person engaging in forced labor or services, including
  sexual conduct, and that may be prosecuted under Section 20A.02,
  20A.03, 43.03, 43.031, 43.04, 43.041, 43.05, 43.25, 43.251, or
  43.26, Penal Code.
         SECTION 3.07.  Article 56.81(7), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
               (7)  "Trafficking of persons" means any conduct that
  constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.03, 43.031,
  43.04, 43.041, 43.05, 43.25, 43.251, or 43.26, Penal Code, and that
  results in a person:
                     (A)  engaging in forced labor or services; or
                     (B)  otherwise becoming a victim of the offense.
         SECTION 3.08.  Section 411.042(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The bureau of identification and records shall:
               (1)  procure and file for record photographs, pictures,
  descriptions, fingerprints, measurements, and other pertinent
  information of all persons arrested for or charged with a criminal
  offense or convicted of a criminal offense, regardless of whether
  the conviction is probated;
               (2)  collect information concerning the number and
  nature of offenses reported or known to have been committed in the
  state and the legal steps taken in connection with the offenses, and
  other information useful in the study of crime and the
  administration of justice, including information that enables the
  bureau to create a statistical breakdown of:
                     (A)  offenses in which family violence was
  involved;
                     (B)  offenses under Sections 22.011 and 22.021,
  Penal Code; and
                     (C)  offenses under Sections 20A.02, 43.02(a),
  43.02(b), 43.03, 43.031, 43.04, 43.041, and 43.05, Penal Code;
               (3)  make ballistic tests of bullets and firearms and
  chemical analyses of bloodstains, cloth, materials, and other
  substances for law enforcement officers of the state;
               (4)  cooperate with identification and crime records
  bureaus in other states and the United States Department of
  Justice;
               (5)  maintain a list of all previous background checks
  for applicants for any position regulated under Chapter 1702,
  Occupations Code, who have undergone a criminal history background
  check under Section 411.119, if the check indicates a Class B
  misdemeanor or equivalent offense or a greater offense;
               (6)  collect information concerning the number and
  nature of protective orders and magistrate's orders of emergency
  protection and all other pertinent information about all persons
  subject to active orders, including pertinent information about
  persons subject to conditions of bond imposed for the protection of
  the victim in any family violence, sexual assault or abuse,
  stalking, or trafficking case.  Information in the law enforcement
  information system relating to an active order shall include:
                     (A)  the name, sex, race, date of birth, personal
  descriptors, address, and county of residence of the person to whom
  the order is directed;
                     (B)  any known identifying number of the person to
  whom the order is directed, including the person's social security
  number or driver's license number;
                     (C)  the name and county of residence of the
  person protected by the order;
                     (D)  the residence address and place of employment
  or business of the person protected by the order, unless that
  information is excluded from the order under Article 17.292(e),
  Code of Criminal Procedure;
                     (E)  the child-care facility or school where a
  child protected by the order normally resides or which the child
  normally attends, unless that information is excluded from the
  order under Article 17.292(e), Code of Criminal Procedure;
                     (F)  the relationship or former relationship
  between the person who is protected by the order and the person to
  whom the order is directed;
                     (G)  the conditions of bond imposed on the person
  to whom the order is directed, if any, for the protection of a
  victim in any family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking,
  or trafficking case;
                     (H)  any minimum distance the person subject to
  the order is required to maintain from the protected places or
  persons; and
                     (I)  the date the order expires;
               (7)  grant access to criminal history record
  information in the manner authorized under Subchapter F;
               (8)  collect and disseminate information regarding
  offenders with mental impairments in compliance with Chapter 614,
  Health and Safety Code; and
               (9)  record data and maintain a state database for a
  computerized criminal history record system and computerized
  juvenile justice information system that serves:
                     (A)  as the record creation point for criminal
  history record information and juvenile justice information
  maintained by the state; and
                     (B)  as the control terminal for the entry of
  records, in accordance with federal law and regulations, federal
  executive orders, and federal policy, into the federal database
  maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
         SECTION 3.09.  Section 499.027(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  An inmate is not eligible under this subchapter to be
  considered for release to intensive supervision parole if:
               (1)  the inmate is awaiting transfer to the
  institutional division, or serving a sentence, for an offense for
  which the judgment contains an affirmative finding under Article
  42A.054(c) or (d), Code of Criminal Procedure;
               (2)  the inmate is awaiting transfer to the
  institutional division, or serving a sentence, for an offense
  listed in one of the following sections of the Penal Code:
                     (A)  Section 19.02 (murder);
                     (B)  Section 19.03 (capital murder);
                     (C)  Section 19.04 (manslaughter);
                     (D)  Section 20.03 (kidnapping);
                     (E)  Section 20.04 (aggravated kidnapping);
                     (F)  Section 21.11 (indecency with a child);
                     (G)  Section 22.011 (sexual assault);
                     (H)  Section 22.02 (aggravated assault);
                     (I)  Section 22.021 (aggravated sexual assault);
                     (J)  Section 22.04 (injury to a child, elderly
  individual, or disabled individual);
                     (K)  Section 25.02 (prohibited sexual conduct);
                     (L)  Section 25.08 (sale or purchase of a child);
                     (M)  Section 28.02 (arson);
                     (N)  Section 29.02 (robbery);
                     (O)  Section 29.03 (aggravated robbery);
                     (P)  Section 30.02 (burglary), if the offense is
  punished as a first-degree felony under that section;
                     (Q)  Section 43.04 (aggravated promotion of
  prostitution);
                     (R)  Section 43.05 (compelling prostitution);
                     (S)  Section 43.24 (sale, distribution, or
  display of harmful material to minor);
                     (T)  Section 43.25 (sexual performance by a
  child);
                     (U)  Section 46.10 (deadly weapon in penal
  institution);
                     (V)  Section 15.01 (criminal attempt), if the
  offense attempted is listed in this subsection;
                     (W)  Section 15.02 (criminal conspiracy), if the
  offense that is the subject of the conspiracy is listed in this
  subsection;
                     (X)  Section 15.03 (criminal solicitation), if
  the offense solicited is listed in this subsection;
                     (Y)  Section 21.02 (continuous sexual abuse of
  young child or children);
                     (Z)  Section 20A.02 (trafficking of persons);
  [or]
                     (AA)  Section 20A.03 (continuous trafficking of
  persons); or
                     (BB)  Section 43.041 (aggravated online promotion
  of prostitution); or
               (3)  the inmate is awaiting transfer to the
  institutional division, or serving a sentence, for an offense under
  Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, punishable by a minimum term of
  imprisonment or a maximum fine that is greater than the minimum term
  of imprisonment or the maximum fine for a first degree felony.
         SECTION 3.10.  Section 169.002(b), Health and Safety Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A defendant is eligible to participate in a first
  offender prostitution prevention program established under this
  chapter only if:
               (1)  the attorney representing the state consents to
  the defendant's participation in the program; and
               (2)  the court in which the criminal case is pending
  finds that the defendant has not been previously convicted of:
                     (A)  an offense under Section 20A.02, 43.02,
  43.03, 43.031, 43.04, 43.041, or 43.05, Penal Code;
                     (B)  an offense listed in Article 42A.054(a), Code
  of Criminal Procedure; or
                     (C)  an offense punishable as a felony under
  Chapter 481.
         SECTION 3.11.  Section 20A.02(a), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:
               (1)  traffics another person with the intent that the
  trafficked person engage in forced labor or services;
               (2)  receives a benefit from participating in a venture
  that involves an activity described by Subdivision (1), including
  by receiving labor or services the person knows are forced labor or
  services;
               (3)  traffics another person and, through force, fraud,
  or coercion, causes the trafficked person to engage in conduct
  prohibited by:
                     (A)  Section 43.02 (Prostitution);
                     (B)  Section 43.03 (Promotion of Prostitution);
                     (B-1)  Section 43.031 (Online Promotion of
  Prostitution);
                     (C)  Section 43.04 (Aggravated Promotion of
  Prostitution);
                     (C-1)  Section 43.041 (Aggravated Online
  Promotion of Prostitution); or
                     (D)  Section 43.05 (Compelling Prostitution);
               (4)  receives a benefit from participating in a venture
  that involves an activity described by Subdivision (3) or engages
  in sexual conduct with a person trafficked in the manner described
  in Subdivision (3);
               (5)  traffics a child with the intent that the
  trafficked child engage in forced labor or services;
               (6)  receives a benefit from participating in a venture
  that involves an activity described by Subdivision (5), including
  by receiving labor or services the person knows are forced labor or
  services;
               (7)  traffics a child and by any means causes the
  trafficked child to engage in, or become the victim of, conduct
  prohibited by:
                     (A)  Section 21.02 (Continuous Sexual Abuse of
  Young Child or Children);
                     (B)  Section 21.11 (Indecency with a Child);
                     (C)  Section 22.011 (Sexual Assault);
                     (D)  Section 22.021 (Aggravated Sexual Assault);
                     (E)  Section 43.02 (Prostitution);
                     (F)  Section 43.03 (Promotion of Prostitution);
                     (F-1)  Section 43.031 (Online Promotion of
  Prostitution);
                     (G)  Section 43.04 (Aggravated Promotion of
  Prostitution);
                     (G-1)  Section 43.041 (Aggravated Online
  Promotion of Prostitution);
                     (H)  Section 43.05 (Compelling Prostitution);
                     (I)  Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a
  Child);
                     (J)  Section 43.251 (Employment Harmful to
  Children); or
                     (K)  Section 43.26 (Possession or Promotion of
  Child Pornography); or
               (8)  receives a benefit from participating in a venture
  that involves an activity described by Subdivision (7) or engages
  in sexual conduct with a child trafficked in the manner described in
  Subdivision (7).
  ARTICLE 4. ORDERS OF NONDISCLOSURE FOR CERTAIN VICTIMS OF
  TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS OR COMPELLING PROSTITUTION
         SECTION 4.01.  Section 411.0728, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.0728.  PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING
  OF PERSONS OR COMPELLING PROSTITUTION. (a)  This section applies
  only to a person:
               (1)  who is convicted of or placed on deferred
  adjudication community supervision [under Chapter 42A, Code of
  Criminal Procedure, after conviction] for an offense under:
                     (A)  Section 481.120, Health and Safety Code, if
  the offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1);
                     (B)  Section 481.121, Health and Safety Code, if
  the offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1);
                     (C)  Section 31.03, Penal Code, if the offense is
  punishable under Subsection (e)(1) or (2); or
                     (D)  Section 43.02, Penal Code; [or
                     [(E)     Section 43.03(a)(2), Penal Code, if the
  offense is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor;] and
               (2)  who, if requested by the applicable law
  enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney to provide assistance in
  the investigation or prosecution of an offense under Section
  20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05, Penal Code, or a federal offense
  containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements
  of an offense under any of those sections:
                     (A)  provided assistance in the investigation or
  prosecution of the offense; or
                     (B)  did not provide assistance in the
  investigation or prosecution of the offense due to the person's age
  or a physical or mental disability resulting from being a victim of
  an offense described by this subdivision [with respect to whom the
  conviction is subsequently set aside by the court under Article
  42A.701, Code of Criminal Procedure].
         (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter
  or Subchapter F, a person described by Subsection (a) who satisfies
  the requirements of Section 411.074(b) [411.074] may petition the
  court that convicted the person or placed the person on deferred
  adjudication community supervision for an order of nondisclosure of
  criminal history record information under this section on the
  grounds that the person committed the offense solely as a victim of
  an offense under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05, Penal Code
  [trafficking of persons].
         (b-1)  A petition under Subsection (b) must:
               (1)  be in writing; 
               (2)  allege specific facts that, if proved, would
  establish that the petitioner committed the offense described by
  Subsection (a)(1) solely as a victim of an offense under Section
  20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05, Penal Code; and
               (3)  assert that if the person has previously submitted
  a petition for [seeking] an order of nondisclosure under this
  section, the person has not committed an offense described by
  Subsection (a)(1) on or after the date on which the person's first
  petition [previously received an order of nondisclosure] under this
  section was submitted.
         (b-2)  On the filing of the petition under Subsection (b),
  the clerk of the court shall promptly serve a copy of the petition
  and any supporting document on the appropriate office of the
  attorney representing the state. Any response to the petition by
  the attorney representing the state must be filed not later than the
  20th business day after the date of service under this subsection.
         (b-3)  A person convicted of or placed on deferred
  adjudication community supervision for more than one offense
  described by Subsection (a)(1) that the person committed solely as
  a victim of an offense under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05, Penal
  Code, may file a petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal
  history record information under this section with respect to each
  offense, and may request consolidation of those petitions, in a
  district court in the county where the person was most recently
  convicted or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision
  as described by this subsection. On receipt of a request for
  consolidation, the court shall consolidate the petitions and
  exercise jurisdiction over the petitions, regardless of the county
  in which the offenses described by Subsection (a)(1) occurred. For
  each offense that is the subject of a consolidated petition and that
  occurred in a county other than the county in which the court
  consolidating the petitions is located, the clerk of the court, in
  addition to the clerk's duties under Subsection (b-2), shall
  promptly serve a copy of the consolidated petition and any
  supporting document related to the applicable offense on the
  appropriate office of the attorney representing the state on behalf
  of the other county. Each attorney representing the state who
  receives a copy of a consolidated petition under this subsection
  may file a response to the petition in accordance with Subsection
  (b-2).
         (b-4)  A district court that consolidates petitions under
  Subsection (b-3) shall allow an attorney representing the state who
  receives a petition involving an offense that was committed outside
  the county in which the court is located to appear at any hearing
  regarding the consolidated petition by telephone or video
  conference call.
         (c)  After notice to the state and[,] an opportunity for a
  hearing, [a determination by the court that the person has not
  previously received an order of nondisclosure under this section,
  and a determination by the court that the person committed the
  offense solely as a victim of trafficking of persons and that
  issuance of the order is in the best interest of justice,] the court
  having jurisdiction over the petition shall issue an order
  prohibiting criminal justice agencies from disclosing to the public
  criminal history record information related to the offense if the
  court determines that:
               (1)  the person committed the offense described by
  Subsection (a)(1) solely as a victim of an offense under Section
  20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05, Penal Code;
               (2)  if applicable, the person did not commit another
  offense described by Subsection (a)(1) on or after the date on which
  the person's first petition for an order of nondisclosure under
  this section was submitted; and
               (3)  issuance of the order is in the best interest of
  justice [for which the defendant was placed on community
  supervision as described by Subsection (a)].
         (c-1)  In determining whether a person committed an offense
  described by Subsection (a)(1) solely as a victim of an offense
  under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05, Penal Code, the court may
  consider any order of nondisclosure previously granted to the
  person under this section.
         (d)  A person may petition the applicable court [that placed
  the person on community supervision] for an order of nondisclosure
  of criminal history record information under this section only on
  or after the first anniversary of the date the person:
               (1)  completed the sentence, including any term of
  confinement imposed and payment of all fines, costs, and
  restitution imposed; or
               (2)  received a dismissal and discharge under Article
  42A.111, Code of Criminal Procedure, if the person was placed on
  deferred adjudication community supervision [person's conviction
  is set aside as described by Subsection (a)].
         SECTION 4.02.  Article 56.021, Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  A victim of an offense under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, or
  43.05, Penal Code, is entitled to be informed that the victim may
  petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record
  information under Section 411.0728, Government Code, if the victim:
               (1)  has been convicted of or placed on deferred
  adjudication community supervision for an offense described by
  Subsection (a)(1) of that section; and
               (2)  committed that offense solely as a victim of an
  offense under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05, Penal Code.
         SECTION 4.03.  Section 126.004, Government Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  A program established under this chapter shall provide
  each program participant with information related to the right to
  petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record
  information under Section 411.0728.
  ARTICLE 5. SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AND VICTIM TREATMENT
  PROGRAMS
         SECTION 5.01.  Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code,
  is amended by adding Chapter 50 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 50. SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AND VICTIM TREATMENT
  PROGRAMS
  SUBCHAPTER A. TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX
  TRAFFICKING
         Sec. 50.0001.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
               (1)  "Child sex trafficking" has the meaning assigned
  by Section 772.0062, Government Code.
               (2)  "Program" means the treatment program for victims
  of child sex trafficking established under this subchapter.
         Sec. 50.0002.  ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE. The commission, in
  collaboration with the institution designated under Section
  50.0003, shall establish a program to improve the quality and
  accessibility of care for victims of child sex trafficking in this
  state.
         Sec. 50.0003.  DESIGNATION OF INSTITUTION; OPERATION OF
  PROGRAM. (a)  The commission shall designate a health-related
  institution of higher education to operate the program.
         (b)  The designated institution shall improve the quality
  and accessibility of care for victims of child sex trafficking by:
               (1)  dedicating a unit at the institution to provide or
  contract for inpatient care for victims of child sex trafficking;
               (2)  dedicating a unit at the institution to provide or
  contract for outpatient care for victims of child sex trafficking;
               (3)  creating opportunities for research and workforce
  expansion related to treatment of victims of child sex trafficking;
  and
               (4)  assisting other health-related institutions of
  higher education in this state to establish similar programs.
         (c)  The commission shall solicit and review applications
  from health-related institutions of higher education before
  designating an institution under this section.
         Sec. 50.0004.  FUNDING. In addition to money appropriated
  by the legislature, the designated institution may accept gifts,
  grants, and donations from any public or private person for the
  purpose of carrying out the program.
         Sec. 50.0005.  RULES.  The executive commissioner shall
  adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
  SUBCHAPTER B. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPAL SEX TRAFFICKING
  PREVENTION PROGRAMS
         Sec. 50.0051.  ESTABLISHMENT OF MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM.
  (a)  The commission shall establish a matching grant program to
  award to a municipality a grant in an amount equal to the amount
  committed by the municipality for the development of a sex
  trafficking prevention needs assessment. A municipality that is
  awarded a grant must develop the needs assessment in collaboration
  with a local institution of higher education and on completion
  submit a copy of the needs assessment to the commission.
         (b)  A sex trafficking prevention needs assessment developed
  under Subsection (a) must outline:
               (1)  the prevalence of sex trafficking crimes in the
  municipality;
               (2)  strategies for reducing the number of sex
  trafficking crimes in the municipality; and
               (3)  the municipality's need for additional funding for
  sex trafficking prevention programs and initiatives.
         Sec. 50.0052.  APPLICATION. (a)  A municipality may apply
  to the commission in the form and manner prescribed by the
  commission for a matching grant under this subchapter. To qualify
  for a grant, an applicant must:
               (1)  develop a media campaign and appoint a municipal
  employee to oversee the program; and
               (2)  provide proof that the applicant is able to obtain
  or secure municipal money in an amount at least equal to the amount
  of the awarded grant.
         (b)  The commission shall review applications for a matching
  grant submitted under this section and award matching grants to
  each municipality that demonstrates in the application the most
  effective strategies for reducing the number of sex trafficking
  crimes in the municipality and the greatest need for state funding.
         (c)  The commission may provide a grant under Subsection (b)
  only in accordance with a contract between the commission and the
  municipality. The contract must include provisions under which the
  commission is granted sufficient control to ensure the public
  purpose of sex trafficking prevention is accomplished and the state
  receives the return benefit.
         Sec. 50.0053.  FUNDING. In addition to money appropriated
  by the legislature, the commission may solicit and accept gifts,
  grants, or donations from any source to administer and finance the
  matching grant program established under this subchapter.
  SUBCHAPTER C. SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL
  LAW ENFORCEMENT
         Sec. 50.0101.  ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM. (a)  The
  office of the governor, in collaboration with the Child Sex
  Trafficking Prevention Unit established under Section 772.0062,
  Government Code, shall establish and administer a grant program to
  train local law enforcement officers to recognize signs of sex
  trafficking.
         (b)  The office of the governor may establish eligibility
  criteria for a grant applicant.
         (c)  A grant awarded under this section must include
  provisions under which the office of the governor is provided
  sufficient control to ensure the public purpose of sex trafficking
  prevention is accomplished and the state receives the return
  benefit.
         Sec. 50.0102.  FUNDING. In addition to money appropriated
  by the legislature, the office of the governor may solicit and
  accept gifts, grants, or donations from any source to administer
  and finance the grant program established under this subchapter.
         SECTION 5.02.  As soon as practicable after the effective
  date of this Act:
               (1)  the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
  Services Commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement
  Subchapters A and B, Chapter 50, Health and Safety Code, as added by
  this article; and
               (2)  the governor shall adopt rules as necessary to
  implement Subchapter C, Chapter 50, Health and Safety Code, as
  added by this article.
         SECTION 5.03.  A state agency is required to implement a
  provision of this article only if the legislature appropriates
  money to the agency specifically for the purpose of implementing
  the applicable provision. If the legislature does not appropriate
  money specifically for the purpose of implementing the applicable
  provision, the agency may, but is not required to, implement the
  provision using other appropriations available for that purpose.
  ARTICLE 6. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN BIDS AND CONTRACTS RELATED TO
  PERSONS INVOLVED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING
         SECTION 6.01.  Subchapter A, Chapter 2155, Government Code,
  is amended by adding Section 2155.0061 to read as follows:
         Sec. 2155.0061.  PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN BIDS AND CONTRACTS
  RELATED TO PERSONS INVOLVED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING. (a)  A state
  agency may not accept a bid or award a contract, including a
  contract for which purchasing authority is delegated to a state
  agency, that includes proposed financial participation by a person
  who, during the five-year period preceding the date of the bid or
  award, has been convicted of any offense related to the direct
  support or promotion of human trafficking.
         (b)  A bid or award subject to the requirements of this
  section must include the following statement:
         "Under Section 2155.0061, Government Code, the vendor
  certifies that the individual or business entity named in this bid
  or contract is not ineligible to receive the specified contract and
  acknowledges that this contract may be terminated and payment
  withheld if this certification is inaccurate."
         (c)  If a state agency determines that an individual or
  business entity holding a state contract was ineligible to have the
  bid accepted or contract awarded under this section, the state
  agency may immediately terminate the contract without further
  obligation to the vendor.
         (d)  This section does not create a cause of action to
  contest a bid or award of a state contract.
         SECTION 6.02.  Section 2155.077(a-1), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a-1)  The commission shall bar a vendor from participating
  in state contracts that are subject to this subtitle, including
  contracts for which purchasing authority is delegated to a state
  agency, if the vendor has been:
               (1)  convicted of violating a federal law in connection
  with a contract awarded by the federal government for relief,
  recovery, or reconstruction efforts as a result of Hurricane Rita,
  as defined by Section 39.459, Utilities Code, Hurricane Katrina, or
  any other disaster occurring after September 24, 2005; [or]
               (2)  assessed a penalty in a federal civil or
  administrative enforcement action in connection with a contract
  awarded by the federal government for relief, recovery, or
  reconstruction efforts as a result of Hurricane Rita, as defined by
  Section 39.459, Utilities Code, Hurricane Katrina, or any other
  disaster occurring after September 24, 2005; or
               (3)  convicted of any offense related to the direct
  support or promotion of human trafficking.
         SECTION 6.03.  Section 2155.0061, Government Code, as added
  by this article, applies only in relation to a state contract for
  which the request for bids or proposals or other applicable
  expressions of interest are made public on or after the effective
  date of this Act.
         SECTION 6.04.  Section 2155.077, Government Code, as amended
  by this article, applies only to a contract entered into on or after
  the effective date of this Act.
  ARTICLE 7. EFFECTIVE DATE
         SECTION 7.01.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 20 passed the Senate on
  March 27, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0;
  May 23, 2019, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and
  requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 23, 2019, House
  granted request of the Senate; May 26, 2019, Senate adopted
  Conference Committee Report by the following vote:  Yeas 31,
  Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 20 passed the House, with
  amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 126,
  Nays 10, two present not voting; May 23, 2019, House granted
  request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;
  May 26, 2019, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the
  following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, one present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
             Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor