TITLE: Relating to the punishment for the offense of indecent exposure; increasing a criminal penalty.

SUMMARY: Relating to the punishment for the offense of indecent exposure; increasing a criminal penalty.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the punishment for the offense of indecent exposure; increasing a criminal penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 21.08(b), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) An offense under this section is a Class Bmisdemeanor,except that the offense is: (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 has been previously convicted two or more times of an offense under this section.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 before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.