HB 272

relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or
possession of credit card or debit card information.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 13A, Code of Criminal
Procedure, is amended by adding Article 13A.2551 to read as
Art. 13A.2551.  FRAUDULENT USE OR POSSESSION OF CREDIT CARD
OR DEBIT CARD INFORMATION.  An offense under Section 32.315, Penal
Code, may be prosecuted in any county in which the offense was
committed or in the county of residence for any person whose credit
card or debit card information was unlawfully obtained, possessed,
transferred, or used by the defendant.
SECTION 2.  Article 38.19(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
(a)  This article applies to the trial of an offense under
any of the following sections of the Penal Code:
(2)  Section 32.31 (Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse);
(3)  Section 32.51 (Fraudulent Use or Possession of
(4)  Section 32.315 (Fraudulent Use or Possession of
Credit Card or Debit Card Information).
SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a criminal proceeding that commences on or after the effective date
of this Act.  A criminal proceeding that commenced before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the proceeding commenced, and the former law is continued in
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.