H.B. No. 2789
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the creation of the criminal offense of unlawful
  electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 21, Penal Code, is amended by adding
  Section 21.19 to read as follows:
         Sec. 21.19.  UNLAWFUL ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF SEXUALLY
  EXPLICIT VISUAL MATERIAL. (a) In this section, "intimate parts,"
  "sexual conduct," and "visual material" have the meanings assigned
  by Section 21.16.
         (b)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly
  transmits by electronic means visual material that:
               (1)  depicts:
                     (A)  any person engaging in sexual conduct or with
  the person's intimate parts exposed; or
                     (B)  covered genitals of a male person that are in
  a discernibly turgid state; and
               (2)  is not sent at the request of or with the express
  consent of the recipient.
         (c)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
         (d)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this
  section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor
  may be prosecuted under this section or the other law.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2789 was passed by the House on April
  25, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 122, Nays 12, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2789 was passed by the Senate on May
  21, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor