TITLE: Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of voyeurism.

SUMMARY: Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of voyeurism.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of voyeurism. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 21.17(a), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A person commits an offense if the person, with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of the actor, observes,including remotely through the use of electronic means, another person without the other person's consent while the other person is in a dwelling or structure in which the other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. 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.