78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 236, Chapter 1005 Page: 4 of 12
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H.B. No. 236
1 (2) "Sexual conduct" means sexual contact, actual or
2 simulated sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse, sexual
3 bestiality, masturbation, sado-masochistic abuse, or lewd
4 exhibition of the genitals, the anus, or any portion of the female
5 breast below the top of the areola.
6 (7) "Deviate sexual intercourse" and "sexual contact"
7 have the meanings assigned [ ]ha h mnia n defined] by Section
8 43.01.
9 SECTION 5. Section 43.25(f), Penal Code, is amended to read
10 as follows:.
11 (f) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this
12 section that:
13 (1) [ dfnati g faith recnal bA lieve
14 thatC theA cild whot en:;cd it zexu-l Fuct z 18 yerz -. f -age
15 -e-r
16 [4-] the defendant was the spouse of the child at the
17 time of the offense;
18 (2) [4-3] the conduct was for a bona fide educational,
19 medical, psychological, psychiatric, judicial, law enforcement, or
20 legislative purpose; or
21 (3) [4 4--] the defendant is not more than two years
22 older than the child.
23 SECTION 6. Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Penal Code, is amended
24 by adding Section 43.27 to read as follows:
25 Sec. 43.27. DUTY TO REPORT. (a) For purposes of this
26 section, "visual material" has the meaning assigned by Section
27 43.26.4
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 236, Chapter 1005, legislative document, June 20, 2003; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth158433/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.