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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting the court-martial of a member of the state |
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military forces on the basis of the member's report of a sexual |
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assault. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 432, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 432.1211 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 432.1211. REPORT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. A person subject |
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to this chapter may not be held for trial by court-martial or |
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punished under this chapter for an offense based solely on the |
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person's conduct of filing a report as a victim of or witness to an |
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incident of sexual assault. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an |
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offense under Chapter 432, Government Code, committed before, on, |
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or after the effective date of this Act, except that a final |
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conviction for an offense under Chapter 432, Government Code, that |
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exists on the effective date of this Act is unaffected by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |