H.B. No. 2552

	AN ACT
	relating to measures to address and deter certain criminal or other
	unlawful activity, including trafficking of persons, sexual
	offenses, prostitution, and activity that may constitute a public
	nuisance; increasing criminal penalties; creating a criminal
	offense.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 17.46(b), Business & Commerce Code, as
	amended by Chapters 1023 (H.B. 1265) and 1080 (H.B. 2573), Acts of
	the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  Except as provided in Subsection (d) of this section,
	the term "false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices"
	includes, but is not limited to, the following acts:
	(1)  passing off goods or services as those of another;
	(2)  causing confusion or misunderstanding as to the
	source, sponsorship, approval, or certification of goods or
	services;
	(3)  causing confusion or misunderstanding as to
	affiliation, connection, or association with, or certification by,
	another;
	(4)  using deceptive representations or designations
	of geographic origin in connection with goods or services;
	(5)  representing that goods or services have
	sponsorship, approval, characteristics, ingredients, uses,
	benefits, or quantities which they do not have or that a person has
	a sponsorship, approval, status, affiliation, or connection which
	the person does not;
	(6)  representing that goods are original or new if
	they are deteriorated, reconditioned, reclaimed, used, or
	secondhand;
	(7)  representing that goods or services are of a
	particular standard, quality, or grade, or that goods are of a
	particular style or model, if they are of another;
	(8)  disparaging the goods, services, or business of
	another by false or misleading representation of facts;
	(9)  advertising goods or services with intent not to
	sell them as advertised;
	(10)  advertising goods or services with intent not to
	supply a reasonable expectable public demand, unless the
	advertisements disclosed a limitation of quantity;
	(11)  making false or misleading statements of fact
	concerning the reasons for, existence of, or amount of price
	reductions;
	(12)  representing that an agreement confers or
	involves rights, remedies, or obligations which it does not have or
	involve, or which are prohibited by law;
	(13)  knowingly making false or misleading statements
	of fact concerning the need for parts, replacement, or repair
	service;
	(14)  misrepresenting the authority of a salesman,
	representative or agent to negotiate the final terms of a consumer
	transaction;
	(15)  basing a charge for the repair of any item in
	whole or in part on a guaranty or warranty instead of on the value of
	the actual repairs made or work to be performed on the item without
	stating separately the charges for the work and the charge for the
	warranty or guaranty, if any;
	(16)  disconnecting, turning back, or resetting the
	odometer of any motor vehicle so as to reduce the number of miles
	indicated on the odometer gauge;
	(17)  advertising of any sale by fraudulently
	representing that a person is going out of business;
	(18)  advertising, selling, or distributing a card
	which purports to be a prescription drug identification card issued
	under Section 4151.152, Insurance Code, in accordance with rules
	adopted by the commissioner of insurance, which offers a discount
	on the purchase of health care goods or services from a third party
	provider, and which is not evidence of insurance coverage, unless:
	(A)  the discount is authorized under an agreement
	between the seller of the card and the provider of those goods and
	services or the discount or card is offered to members of the
	seller;
	(B)  the seller does not represent that the card
	provides insurance coverage of any kind; and
	(C)  the discount is not false, misleading, or
	deceptive;
	(19)  using or employing a chain referral sales plan in
	connection with the sale or offer to sell of goods, merchandise, or
	anything of value, which uses the sales technique, plan,
	arrangement, or agreement in which the buyer or prospective buyer
	is offered the opportunity to purchase merchandise or goods and in
	connection with the purchase receives the seller's promise or
	representation that the buyer shall have the right to receive
	compensation or consideration in any form for furnishing to the
	seller the names of other prospective buyers if receipt of the
	compensation or consideration is contingent upon the occurrence of
	an event subsequent to the time the buyer purchases the merchandise
	or goods;
	(20)  representing that a guaranty or warranty confers
	or involves rights or remedies which it does not have or involve,
	provided, however, that nothing in this subchapter shall be
	construed to expand the implied warranty of merchantability as
	defined in Sections 2.314 through 2.318 and Sections 2A.212 through
	2A.216 to involve obligations in excess of those which are
	appropriate to the goods;
	(21)  promoting a pyramid promotional scheme, as
	defined by Section 17.461;
	(22)  representing that work or services have been
	performed on, or parts replaced in, goods when the work or services
	were not performed or the parts replaced;
	(23)  filing suit founded upon a written contractual
	obligation of and signed by the defendant to pay money arising out
	of or based on a consumer transaction for goods, services, loans, or
	extensions of credit intended primarily for personal, family,
	household, or agricultural use in any county other than in the
	county in which the defendant resides at the time of the
	commencement of the action or in the county in which the defendant
	in fact signed the contract; provided, however, that a violation of
	this subsection shall not occur where it is shown by the person
	filing such suit that the person neither knew or had reason to know
	that the county in which such suit was filed was neither the county
	in which the defendant resides at the commencement of the suit nor
	the county in which the defendant in fact signed the contract;
	(24)  failing to disclose information concerning goods
	or services which was known at the time of the transaction if such
	failure to disclose such information was intended to induce the
	consumer into a transaction into which the consumer would not have
	entered had the information been disclosed;
	(25)  using the term "corporation," "incorporated," or
	an abbreviation of either of those terms in the name of a business
	entity that is not incorporated under the laws of this state or
	another jurisdiction;
	(26)  selling, offering to sell, or illegally promoting
	an annuity contract under Chapter 22, Acts of the 57th Legislature,
	3rd Called Session, 1962 (Article 6228a-5, Vernon's Texas Civil
	Statutes), with the intent that the annuity contract will be the
	subject of a salary reduction agreement, as defined by that Act, if
	the annuity contract is not an eligible qualified investment under
	that Act or is not registered with the Teacher Retirement System of
	Texas as required by Section 8A of that Act;
	(27)  taking advantage of a disaster declared by the
	governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, by:
	(A)  selling or leasing fuel, food, medicine, or
	another necessity at an exorbitant or excessive price; or
	(B)  demanding an exorbitant or excessive price in
	connection with the sale or lease of fuel, food, medicine, or
	another necessity;
	(28)  using the translation into a foreign language of
	a title or other word, including "attorney," "lawyer," "licensed,"
	"notary," and "notary public," in any written or electronic
	material, including an advertisement, a business card, a
	letterhead, stationery, a website, or an online video, in reference
	to a person who is not an attorney in order to imply that the person
	is authorized to practice law in the United States;
	(29) [(28)]  delivering or distributing a solicitation
	in connection with a good or service that:
	(A)  represents that the solicitation is sent on
	behalf of a governmental entity when it is not; or
	(B)  resembles a governmental notice or form that
	represents or implies that a criminal penalty may be imposed if the
	recipient does not remit payment for the good or service;
	(30) [(29)]  delivering or distributing a solicitation
	in connection with a good or service that resembles a check or other
	negotiable instrument or invoice, unless the portion of the
	solicitation that resembles a check or other negotiable instrument
	or invoice includes the following notice, clearly and conspicuously
	printed in at least 18-point type:
	"SPECIMEN-NON-NEGOTIABLE";
	(31) [(30)]  in the production, sale, distribution, or
	promotion of a synthetic substance that produces and is intended to
	produce an effect when consumed or ingested similar to, or in excess
	of, the effect of a controlled substance or controlled substance
	analogue, as those terms are defined by Section 481.002, Health and
	Safety Code:
	(A)  making a deceptive representation or
	designation about the synthetic substance; or
	(B)  causing confusion or misunderstanding as to
	the effects the synthetic substance causes when consumed or
	ingested; [or]
	(32) [(31)]  a licensed public insurance adjuster
	directly or indirectly soliciting employment, as defined by Section
	38.01, Penal Code, for an attorney, or a licensed public insurance
	adjuster entering into a contract with an insured for the primary
	purpose of referring the insured to an attorney without the intent
	to actually perform the services customarily provided by a licensed
	public insurance adjuster, provided that this subdivision may not
	be construed to prohibit a licensed public insurance adjuster from
	recommending a particular attorney to an insured; or
	(33)  owning, operating, maintaining, or advertising a
	massage establishment, as defined by Section 455.001, Occupations
	Code, that:
	(A)  is not appropriately licensed under Chapter
	455, Occupations Code, or is not in compliance with the applicable
	licensing and other requirements of that chapter; or
	(B)  is not in compliance with an applicable local
	ordinance relating to the licensing or regulation of massage
	establishments.
	SECTION 2.  Section 125.001, Civil Practice and Remedies
	Code, is amended by adding Subdivisions (1-a) and (4) to read as
	follows:
	(1-a)  "Computer network" means the interconnection of
	two or more computers or computer systems by satellite, microwave,
	line, or other communication medium with the capability to transmit
	information between the computers.
	(4)  "Web address" means a website operating on the
	Internet.
	SECTION 3.  Section 125.0015, Civil Practice and Remedies
	Code, is amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as
	follows:
	(c)  A person operating a web address or computer network in
	connection with an activity described by Subsection (a)(3), (6),
	(7), (10), (11), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), or (22) maintains a
	common nuisance.
	(d)  Subsection (c) does not apply to:
	(1)  a provider of remote computing services or
	electronic communication services to the public;
	(2)  a provider of an interactive computer service as
	defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 230;
	(3)  an Internet service provider;
	(4)  a search engine operator;
	(5)  a browsing or hosting company;
	(6)  an operating system provider; or
	(7)  a device manufacturer.
	(e)  This section does not apply to an activity exempted,
	authorized, or otherwise lawful activity regulated by federal law.
	SECTION 4.  Subchapter A, Chapter 125, Civil Practice and
	Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 125.0017 to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 125.0017.  NOTICE OF ARREST FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES. If
	a law enforcement agency makes an arrest related to an activity
	described by Section 125.0015(a)(6), (7), or (18) that occurs at
	property leased to a person operating a massage establishment as
	defined by Section 455.001, Occupations Code, not later than the
	seventh day after the date of the arrest, the law enforcement agency
	shall provide written notice by certified mail to each person
	maintaining the property of the arrest.
	SECTION 5.  The heading to Section 125.002, Civil Practice
	and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 125.002.  SUIT TO ABATE CERTAIN COMMON NUISANCES
	[NUISANCE]; BOND.
	SECTION 6.  Sections 125.002(a), (g), and (h), Civil
	Practice and Remedies Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  A suit to enjoin and abate a common nuisance described
	by Section 125.0015(a) or (b) may be brought by an individual, by
	the attorney general, or by a district, county, or city attorney.
	The suit must be brought in the county in which it is alleged to
	exist against the person who is maintaining or about to maintain the
	nuisance. The suit must be brought in the name of the state if
	brought by the attorney general or a district or county attorney, in
	the name of the city if brought by a city attorney, or in the name of
	the individual if brought by a private citizen. Verification of the
	petition or proof of personal injury by the acts complained of need
	not be shown. For purposes of this subsection, personal injury may
	include economic or monetary loss.
	(g)  In an action brought under this chapter, other than an
	action brought under Section 125.0025, the petitioner may file a
	notice of lis pendens and a certified copy of an order of the court
	in the office of the county clerk in each county in which the land is
	located. The notice of lis pendens must conform to the requirements
	of Section 12.007, Property Code, and constitutes notice as
	provided by Section 13.004, Property Code. A certified copy of an
	order of the court filed in the office of the county clerk
	constitutes notice of the terms of the order and is binding on
	subsequent purchasers and lienholders.
	(h)  A person who may bring a suit under Subsection (a)
	[Section 125.0015] shall consider, among other factors, whether the
	property owner, the owner's authorized representative, or the
	operator or occupant of the business, dwelling, or other place
	where the criminal acts occurred:
	(1)  promptly notifies the appropriate governmental
	entity or the entity's law enforcement agency of the occurrence of
	criminal acts on the property; and
	(2)  cooperates with the governmental entity's law
	enforcement investigation of criminal acts occurring at the
	property.
	SECTION 7.  Subchapter A, Chapter 125, Civil Practice and
	Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 125.0025 to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 125.0025.  SUIT TO DECLARE CERTAIN COMMON NUISANCES.
	(a) A suit to declare that a person operating a web address or
	computer network is maintaining a common nuisance may be brought by
	an individual, by the attorney general, or by a district, county, or
	city attorney.
	(b)  Except as provided by Section 125.003(d), on a finding
	that a web address or computer network is a common nuisance, the
	sole remedy available is a judicial finding issued to the attorney
	general.
	(c)  The attorney general may:
	(1)  notify Internet service providers, search engine
	operators, browsing or hosting companies, or device manufacturers
	on which applications are hosted of the judicial finding issued to
	the attorney general under Subsection (b) to determine if the
	persons notified are able to offer technical assistance to the
	attorney general in a manner consistent with 47 U.S.C. Section 230;
	or
	(2)  post the judicial finding issued to the attorney
	general under Subsection (b) on the attorney general's Internet
	website.
	SECTION 8.  Section 125.004, Civil Practice and Remedies
	Code, is amended by adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), (a-3), and (e)
	and amending Subsection (d) to read as follows:
	(a-1)  Proof in the form of a person's arrest or the
	testimony of a law enforcement agent that an activity described by
	Section 125.0015(a)(6) or (7) is committed at a place licensed as a
	massage establishment under Chapter 455, Occupations Code, or
	advertised as offering massage therapy or massage services after
	notice of an arrest was provided to the defendant in accordance with
	Section 125.0017 is prima facie evidence that the defendant
	knowingly tolerated the activity.
	(a-2)  Proof that an activity described by Section
	125.0015(a)(18) is committed at a place maintained by the defendant
	after notice of an arrest was provided to the defendant in
	accordance with Section 125.0017 is prima facie evidence that the
	defendant:
	(1)  knowingly tolerated the activity; and
	(2)  did not make a reasonable attempt to abate the
	activity.
	(a-3)  For purposes of Subsections (a-1) and (a-2), notice is
	considered to be provided to the defendant seven days after the
	postmark date of the notice provided under Section 125.0017.
	(d)  Notwithstanding Subsections [Subsection] (a), (a-1), or
	(a-2), evidence that the defendant, the defendant's authorized
	representative, or another person acting at the direction of the
	defendant or the defendant's authorized representative requested
	law enforcement or emergency assistance with respect to an activity
	at the place where the common nuisance is allegedly maintained is
	not admissible for the purpose of showing the defendant tolerated
	the activity or failed to make reasonable attempts to abate the
	activity alleged to constitute the nuisance but may be admitted for
	other purposes, such as showing that a crime listed in Section
	125.0015 occurred.  Evidence that the defendant refused to
	cooperate with law enforcement or emergency services with respect
	to the activity is admissible.  The posting of a sign prohibiting
	the activity alleged is not conclusive evidence that the owner did
	not tolerate the activity.
	(e)  Evidence of a previous suit filed under this chapter
	that resulted in a judgment against a landowner with respect to an
	activity described by Section 125.0015 at the landowner's property
	is admissible in a subsequent suit filed under this chapter to
	demonstrate that the landowner:
	(1)  knowingly tolerated the activity; and
	(2)  did not make a reasonable attempt to abate the
	activity.
	SECTION 9.  Subchapter C, Chapter 11, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Section 11.066 to read as follows:
	Sec. 11.066.  ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE BY TRUSTEE CONVICTED
	OF CERTAIN OFFENSE. A person is ineligible to serve as a member of
	the board of trustees of a school district if the person has been
	convicted of an offense under Section 43.02(b), Penal Code.
	SECTION 10.  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, 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 Section 85.007, Family
	Code, or 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 Section 85.007, Family Code, or 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 11.  Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety
	Code, is amended by adding Section 241.011 to read as follows:
	Sec. 241.011.  HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIGNS REQUIRED. An
	emergency department of a hospital shall display separate signs, in
	English and Spanish, that comply with Section 245.025 as if the
	hospital is an abortion facility.
	SECTION 12.  Chapter 245, Health and Safety Code, is amended
	by adding Section 245.025 to read as follows:
	Sec. 245.025.  HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIGNS REQUIRED. (a) An
	abortion facility shall display separate signs, in English,
	Spanish, and any additional language as required by Subsection (b),
	side by side in accordance with this section in each restroom and
	patient consulting room. The signs must include the following
	information:
	(1)  no person, including an individual's parents, may
	force any individual to have an abortion;
	(2)  it is illegal for a person to force an individual
	to engage in sexual acts;
	(3)  a woman who needs help may call or text a state or
	national organization that assists victims of human trafficking and
	forced abortions; and
	(4)  the toll-free number of an organization described
	by Subdivision (3).
	(b)  Signs required under this section must be in English and
	Spanish. If an abortion facility is located in a political
	subdivision required to provide election materials in a language
	other than English or Spanish under Section 272.011, Election Code,
	the facility shall display a separate sign in that language.
	(c)  Signs required under this section must be at least 8-1/2
	by 11 inches in size and displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly
	visible to the public and employees of an abortion facility. The
	notice must cover at least four-fifths of the sign.
	(d)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules as
	necessary to implement and enforce this section.
	SECTION 13.  Section 1602.354, Occupations Code, is amended
	by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c)  The commission shall require continuing education
	programs under this chapter to include information on:
	(1)  activities commonly associated with human
	trafficking;
	(2)  recognition of potential victims of human
	trafficking; and
	(3)  methods for assisting victims of human
	trafficking, including how to report human trafficking.
	SECTION 14.  Subchapter I, Chapter 1602, Occupations Code,
	is amended by adding Section 1602.408 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1602.408.  POSTING OF CERTAIN NOTICES REQUIRED. (a) In
	this section, "licensed facility" means the premises of a place of
	business that holds a license, certificate, or permit under this
	chapter.
	(b)  A licensed facility shall display a sign approved by or
	acceptable to the commission or the department concerning services
	and assistance available to victims of human trafficking.
	(c)  The sign required by this section must be in English,
	Spanish, and Vietnamese and include a toll-free telephone number of
	a nationally recognized information and referral hotline for
	victims of human trafficking.
	(d)  The commission by rule shall establish requirements
	regarding the posting of signs under this section.
	SECTION 15.  Section 20A.02(b), Penal Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(b)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an
	offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.  An
	offense under this section is a felony of the first degree if:
	(1)  the applicable conduct constitutes an offense
	under Subsection (a)(5), (6), (7), or (8), regardless of whether
	the actor knows the age of the child at the time the actor commits
	the offense; [or]
	(2)  the commission of the offense results in the death
	of the person who is trafficked; or
	(3)  the commission of the offense results in the death
	of an unborn child of the person who is trafficked.
	SECTION 16.  (a) This section takes effect only if the Act
	of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, relating to
	nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes
	becomes law.
	(b)  Section 21.16(g), Penal Code, as added by Chapter 852
	(S.B. 1135), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(g)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony
	[Class A misdemeanor].
	(c)  Chapter 21, Penal Code, is amended by adding Section
	21.18 to read as follows:
	Sec. 21.18.  SEXUAL COERCION. (a) In this section:
	(1)  "Intimate visual material" means the visual
	material described by Section 21.16(b)(1) or (c).
	(2)  "Sexual conduct" has the meaning assigned by
	Section 43.25.
	(b)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally
	threatens, including by coercion or extortion, to commit an offense
	under Chapter 43 or Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8), 21.02,
	21.08, 21.11, 21.12, 21.15, 21.16, 21.17, 22.011, or 22.021 to
	obtain, in return for not committing the threatened offense or in
	connection with the threatened offense, any of the following
	benefits:
	(1)  intimate visual material;
	(2)  an act involving sexual conduct causing arousal or
	gratification; or
	(3)  a monetary benefit or other benefit of value.
	(c)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally
	threatens, including by coercion or extortion, to commit an offense
	under Chapter 19 or 20 or Section 20A.02(a)(1), (2), (5), or (6) to
	obtain, in return for not committing the threatened offense or in
	connection with the threatened offense, either of the following
	benefits:
	(1)  intimate visual material; or
	(2)  an act involving sexual conduct causing arousal or
	gratification.
	(d)  This section applies to a threat regardless of how that
	threat is communicated, including a threat transmitted through
	e-mail or an Internet website, social media account, or chat room
	and a threat made by other electronic or technological means.
	(e)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony,
	except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if it is
	shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously
	been convicted of an offense under this section.
	SECTION 17.  (a) This section takes effect only if the Act
	of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, relating to
	nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes does
	not become law.
	(b)  Section 21.16(g), Penal Code, as added by Chapter 852
	(S.B. 1135), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(g)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony
	[Class A misdemeanor].
	(c)  Chapter 21, Penal Code, is amended by adding Section
	21.18 to read as follows:
	Sec. 21.18.  SEXUAL COERCION. (a) In this section:
	(1)  "Intimate visual material" means the visual
	material described by Section 21.16(b)(1) or (c), as added by
	Chapter 852 (S.B. 1135), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015.
	(2)  "Sexual conduct" has the meaning assigned by
	Section 43.25.
	(b)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally
	threatens, including by coercion or extortion, to commit an offense
	under Chapter 43 or Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8), 21.02,
	21.08, 21.11, 21.12, 21.15, 21.16, as added by Chapter 852 (S.B.
	1135), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, 21.16,
	as added by Chapter 676 (H.B. 207), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, 22.011, or 22.021 to obtain, in return for
	not committing the threatened offense or in connection with the
	threatened offense, any of the following benefits:
	(1)  intimate visual material;
	(2)  an act involving sexual conduct causing arousal or
	gratification; or
	(3)  a monetary benefit or other benefit of value.
	(c)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally
	threatens, including by coercion or extortion, to commit an offense
	under Chapter 19 or 20 or Section 20A.02(a)(1), (2), (5), or (6) to
	obtain, in return for not committing the threatened offense or in
	connection with the threatened offense, either of the following
	benefits:
	(1)  intimate visual material; or
	(2)  an act involving sexual conduct causing arousal or
	gratification.
	(d)  This section applies to a threat regardless of how that
	threat is communicated, including a threat transmitted through
	e-mail or an Internet website, social media account, or chat room
	and a threat made by other electronic or technological means.
	(e)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony,
	except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if it is
	shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously
	been convicted of an offense under this section.
	SECTION 18.  Sections 22.01(b) and (c), Penal Code, are
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A
	misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree
	if the offense is committed against:
	(1)  a person the actor knows is a public servant while
	the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty, or in
	retaliation or on account of an exercise of official power or
	performance of an official duty as a public servant;
	(2)  a person whose relationship to or association with
	the defendant is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or
	71.005, Family Code, if:
	(A)  it is shown on the trial of the offense that
	the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under
	this chapter, Chapter 19, or Section 20.03, 20.04, 21.11, or 25.11
	against a person whose relationship to or association with the
	defendant is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005,
	Family Code; or
	(B)  the offense is committed by intentionally,
	knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breathing or
	circulation of the blood of the person by applying pressure to the
	person's throat or neck or by blocking the person's nose or mouth;
	(3)  a person who contracts with government to perform
	a service in a facility as defined by Section 1.07(a)(14), Penal
	Code, or Section 51.02(13) or (14), Family Code, or an employee of
	that person:
	(A)  while the person or employee is engaged in
	performing a service within the scope of the contract, if the actor
	knows the person or employee is authorized by government to provide
	the service; or
	(B)  in retaliation for or on account of the
	person's or employee's performance of a service within the scope of
	the contract;
	(4)  a person the actor knows is a security officer
	while the officer is performing a duty as a security officer; [or]
	(5)  a person the actor knows is emergency services
	personnel while the person is providing emergency services; or
	(6)  a pregnant individual to force the individual to
	have an abortion.
	(c)  An offense under Subsection (a)(2) or (3) is a Class C
	misdemeanor, except that the offense is:
	(1)  a Class A misdemeanor if the offense is committed
	under Subsection (a)(3) against an elderly individual or disabled
	individual, as those terms are defined by Section 22.04; [or]
	(2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is committed
	by a person who is not a sports participant against a person the
	actor knows is a sports participant either:
	(A)  while the participant is performing duties or
	responsibilities in the participant's capacity as a sports
	participant; or
	(B)  in retaliation for or on account of the
	participant's performance of a duty or responsibility within the
	participant's capacity as a sports participant; or
	(3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the offense is committed
	against a pregnant individual to force the individual to have an
	abortion.
	SECTION 19.  Chapter 93, Property Code, is amended by adding
	Section 93.013 to read as follows:
	Sec. 93.013.  CERTAIN UNLAWFUL USES OF PREMISES; TERMINATION
	OF TENANT'S RIGHT OF POSSESSION. (a) Notwithstanding a provision
	in a lease to the contrary, a tenant's right of possession
	terminates and the landlord has a right to recover possession of the
	leased premises if the tenant is using the premises or allowing the
	premises to be used for the purposes of prostitution, promotion of
	prostitution, aggravated promotion of prostitution, or compelling
	prostitution, as prohibited by the Penal Code, or trafficking of
	persons as described by Section 20A.02, Penal Code.
	(b)  A landlord who reasonably believes a tenant is using the
	leased premises or allowing the leased premises to be used for a
	purpose described by Subsection (a) may file a forcible detainer
	suit under Chapter 24 seeking possession of the premises and unpaid
	rent, including rent for any period of occupancy after the tenant's
	right of possession terminates.
	(c)  Notwithstanding Section 24.005 or 91.001 or any other
	law or a provision in the lease to the contrary, the landlord is not
	required for purposes of a forcible detainer suit authorized by
	this section:
	(1)  to give a notice of proposed eviction or a notice
	of termination before giving notice to vacate; or
	(2)  to give the tenant more than three days' notice to
	vacate before filing the suit.
	(d)  A pending suit brought by the attorney general or a
	district, county, or city attorney under Chapter 125, Civil
	Practice and Remedies Code, alleging that a common nuisance is
	being maintained on the leased premises with respect to an activity
	described by Subsection (a) is prima facie evidence that the
	tenant's right of possession has terminated and the landlord has a
	right to recover possession of the premises under Subsection (a).
	(e)  A final, nonappealable determination by a court under
	Chapter 125, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, that a common
	nuisance is being maintained on the leased premises with respect to
	an activity described by Subsection (a) creates an irrebuttable
	presumption that the tenant's right of possession has terminated
	and the landlord has a right to recover possession of the premises
	under Subsection (a).
	SECTION 20.  Section 17.46(b), Business & Commerce Code, as
	amended by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues
	on or after the effective date of this Act. A cause of action that
	accrued before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law
	in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and
	that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 21.  Section 125.004, Civil Practice and Remedies
	Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that
	accrues on or after the effective date of this Act. A cause of
	action that accrues before the effective date of this Act is
	governed by the law applicable to the cause of action immediately
	before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in
	effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 22.  (a) Not later than December 1, 2017, the
	executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission
	shall adopt the rules necessary to implement Sections 241.011 and
	245.025, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.
	(b)  A hospital or an abortion facility is not required to
	comply with Section 241.011 or 245.025, Health and Safety Code, as
	added by this Act, before January 1, 2018.
	SECTION 23.  (a) Not later than March 1, 2018, the Texas
	Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as
	necessary to comply with Section 1602.354, Occupations Code, as
	amended by this Act.
	(b)  Section 1602.354(c), Occupations Code, as added by this
	Act, and the rules adopted under Subsection (a) of this section
	apply only to a continuing education program provided on or after
	September 1, 2018.
	SECTION 24.  (a) Not later than January 1, 2018, the Texas
	Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as
	necessary to implement Section 1602.408, Occupations Code, as added
	by this Act.
	(b)  A licensed facility as defined by Section 1602.408(a),
	Occupations Code, as added by this Act, shall comply with Section
	1602.408, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than
	February 1, 2018.
	SECTION 25.  Sections 20A.02 and 22.01, Penal Code, as
	amended by this Act, apply 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 that 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.
	SECTION 26.  Section 93.013, Property Code, as added by this
	Act, applies only to a lease entered into or renewed on or after the
	effective date of this Act. A lease entered into or renewed before
	the effective date of this Act is governed by the law applicable to
	the lease immediately before the effective date of this Act, and
	that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 27.  To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
	over another Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017,
	relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
	codes.
	SECTION 28.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 2552 was passed by the House on May
	12, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 133, Nays 9, 1 present, not
	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
	No. 2552 on May 27, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 136, Nays 8,
	2 present, not voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 2552 was passed by the Senate, with
	amendments, on May 22, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays
	0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: __________________
	Date
	__________________
	Governor