Texas SB127 changes the statute of limitations for failure to report child abuse or neglect and harmonizes other statute of limitations provisions.

Texas SB127 amends the statute of limitations for the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect by certain professionals, setting it at three years from the date the offense was discovered if the offense is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. The bill also modifies the statute of limitations for various other offenses, including setting a 20-year limit from the victim's 18th birthday for certain offenses involving trafficking of a child or sexual performance by a child. The changes do not apply to offenses that are already barred by limitation before the bill's effective date.

Texas SB127 changes the statute of limitations for failure to report child abuse or neglect and harmonizes other statute of limitations provisions.

Texas SB127 amends the statute of limitations for the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect by certain professionals, setting it at three years from the date the offense was discovered if the offense is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. The bill also modifies the statute of limitations for various other offenses, including setting a 20-year limit from the victim's 18th birthday for certain offenses involving trafficking of a child or sexual performance by a child. The changes do not apply to offenses that are already barred by limitation before the bill's effective date.