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HB 2590

AN ACT relating to the punishment for the offense of indecent exposure.

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Increases penalties for indecent exposure based on the number of prior convictions. For a first offense, it remains a Class B misdemeanor. If a person has one prior conviction, it becomes a Class A misdemeanor, and with two or more prior convictions, it escalates to a state jail felony. Additionally, if the offender is civilly committed as a sexually violent predator, the offense becomes a third-degree felony.

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Bill Text

relating to the punishment for the offense of indecent exposure.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 21.08(b), Penal Code, as amended by
Chapters 351 (S.B. 1179) and 822 (H.B. 1730), Acts of the 88th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended to
(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor,
(1)  a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial
of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted one
time of an offense under this section; [and]
(2)  a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of
the offense that the defendant:
(A)  has been previously convicted two or more
times of an offense under this section; or
(B)  has been previously convicted of or placed on
deferred adjudication community supervision for an offense that is
considered to be a reportable conviction or adjudication, as
defined by Article 62.001(5), Code of Criminal Procedure; and
(3)  a felony of the third degree if the actor is
civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841,
SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act 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
SECTION 3.  To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,
relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill History

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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the punishment for the offense of indecent exposure.