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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/17/2025 04:13 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (3)

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

• Analyses (2)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting)   4/21/2025
  • Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting)   4/22/2025

• Committee Votes (1)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  4/22/2025 11:00 AM	S 1136	Fiscal Policy	19 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (3)

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  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]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/25/2025	S	• Filed
  3/3/2025	S	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
  3/4/2025	S	• Introduced
  3/20/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  3/25/2025	S	• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  3/26/2025	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  3/27/2025	S	• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
  4/10/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  4/15/2025	S	• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  4/17/2025	S	• 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	S	• 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	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 533 • Substituted CS/HB 777 -SJ 533 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 777 -SJ 533