Texas HB1401 amends sex offender registration requirements to include improper relationships between educators and students.

Texas HB1401 modifies the definition of "reportable conviction or adjudication" under the Code of Criminal Procedure to include improper relationships between educators and students. This change means that individuals convicted of such relationships will be subject to sex offender registration requirements. The amendment applies to offenses committed after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025. Offenses committed before this date will continue to be governed by existing laws.

Texas HB1401 amends sex offender registration requirements to include improper relationships between educators and students.

Texas HB1401 modifies the definition of "reportable conviction or adjudication" under the Code of Criminal Procedure to include improper relationships between educators and students. This change means that individuals convicted of such relationships will be subject to sex offender registration requirements. The amendment applies to offenses committed after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025. Offenses committed before this date will continue to be governed by existing laws.