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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reimbursement for certain medical costs for survivors |
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of sexual assault. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 56.46, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Subsection (a) does not apply to reimbursement for a |
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forensic medical examination under Article 56.065 or any other |
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medical care described by Section 323.004, Health and Safety Code, |
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obtained by a victim of an offense under Section 21.02, 21.11, |
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22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |