Texas HB2000 amends sex offender registration requirements to include child grooming convictions.

Texas HB2000 modifies the definition of "reportable conviction or adjudication" under the Code of Criminal Procedure to include a conviction for child grooming. This Act applies to offenses committed on or after its effective date, which is September 1, 2025. Child grooming, defined under Section 15.032 of the Penal Code, now triggers sex offender registration requirements.

Texas HB2000 amends sex offender registration requirements to include child grooming convictions.

Texas HB2000 modifies the definition of "reportable conviction or adjudication" under the Code of Criminal Procedure to include a conviction for child grooming. This Act applies to offenses committed on or after its effective date, which is September 1, 2025. Child grooming, defined under Section 15.032 of the Penal Code, now triggers sex offender registration requirements.