H.B. No. 2000, also known as Audrii's Law, amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to include the offense of child grooming as a reportable conviction or adjudication under sex offender registration requirements. Specifically, it adds a new provision that defines a reportable conviction to include violations of Section 15.032 (Child grooming), Penal Code, alongside existing offenses such as sexual assault and trafficking of persons. This change aims to enhance the legal framework surrounding the registration of sex offenders by ensuring that individuals convicted of child grooming are subject to the same registration requirements as those convicted of other serious sexual offenses.
The bill stipulates that the changes will only apply to offenses committed on or after the effective date of the Act, which is set for September 1, 2025. Offenses committed prior to this date will continue to be governed by the law in effect at that time. This provision ensures that the new requirements do not retroactively affect individuals who committed offenses before the law's enactment.