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CS/CS/SB 1136: Age as an Element of a Criminal Offense

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Criminal Justice ; Collins

Age as an Element of a Criminal Offense; Providing that ignorance of a victim’s age, misrepresentation of a victim’s age, and a bona fide belief concerning a victim’s age are not defenses to certain offenses in which the victim’s age is an element of the offense; providing an exception; revising the age requirements for committing the offenses relating to luring or enticing a child, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/24/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 777 -SJ 533
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/25/2025 Senate • Filed
    3/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/25/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    3/26/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    3/27/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
    4/10/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    4/15/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    4/17/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/22/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
    • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
    4/24/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 533
    • Substituted CS/HB 777 -SJ 533
    • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 777 -SJ 533

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  • CS/CS/SB 1136, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/17/2025 at 4:13 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/21/2025 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 777 (er) Offenses Involving Children Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled Track This Bill
    H 1503 Harm to Minors Salzman Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 1718 Harm to Minors Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/22/2025 11:00 AM Fiscal Policy 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    787.001 Page 1 (pdf)
    787.025 Luring or enticing a child. Page 2 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1136, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/26/2025 at 4:16 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/14/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 777 (e1) Offenses Involving Children Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled Track This Bill
    H 1503 Harm to Minors Salzman Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 1718 Harm to Minors Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    467116 - Amendment
    Delete lines 33 - 206 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    (Collins)     		4/14/2025
    10:40 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/16/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2025 12:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    787.001 Page 1 (pdf)
    787.025 Luring or enticing a child. Page 2 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 1136, Original Filed Version Posted 2/25/2025 at 11:10 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 777 Offenses Involving Children Judiciary Committee Identical Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled Track This Bill
    H 1503 Harm to Minors Salzman Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 1718 Harm to Minors Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    281246 - Amendment
    Delete lines 26 - 49 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Collins)     		3/24/2025
    1:07 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2025 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    787.001 Page 1 (pdf)
    787.025 Luring or enticing a child. Page 1 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 2 (pdf)

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