89th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 995
Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children.
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By: Toth H.B. No. 995 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 43.24, Penal Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-2) to read as follows: (c) It is not a [an affirmative] defense to prosecution under this section that the sale, distribution, or exhibition was by a person having scientific, educational, governmental, or other