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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 1345 expands the legal definition of lack of consent in sexual assault prosecutions
Last action · March 10, 2025: Referred to Criminal JurisprudenceSponsor: Ellen Troxclair
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas House Bill 1345 explicitly expands the circumstances under which a sexual assault is legally considered to be without consent, adding specific provisions for coaches, tutors, and caregivers who exploit a victim's dependency. The law applies to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025.
Changes how prosecutors establish lack of consent in sexual assault cases involving specific authority figures and caregivers, affecting criminal liability for offenses committed on or after the effective date.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
coaches and tutors
Coaches and tutors who exploit a person's dependency to cause submission are explicitly included in the statutory definition of committing sexual assault without consent.
caregivers
Caregivers hired to assist with daily life activities who exploit dependency to cause submission are explicitly included in the lack of consent provisions.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 10, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Criminal Jurisprudence
- Mar 10, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Nov 15, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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