Buying Sex in Texas Is Now a Felony

https://tylerpaper.com/news/texas/te...75f9326e8.html

The bill is HB 1540. It goes into effect September 1st 2021

I read it and all I saw was the owner/operator of a massage establishment commits an offense, if they knowingly allow the allege activity to continue to occur, after receiving written notice from LE that the alleged activity has occured in the massage establishment.

Thanks for sharing.

This bill is such horseshit.......

Sweet!

Man Ol’ Abbott got his priorities straight!

They better throw the book at any Texas politician that gets caught with a hooker

Sweet!

Man Ol’ Abbott got his priorities straight!

They better throw the book at any Texas politician that gets caught with a hooker Originally Posted by slap

The Bible thumpers in this state keep voting him into office again and again they love him. I bet you he will be reelected next year too. Never expect this law to be repealed in our lifetimes. Anyone that even mentions it will be committing political suicide.

I read it and all I saw was the owner/operator of a massage establishment commits an offense, if they knowingly allow the allege activity to continue to occur, after receiving written notice from LE that the alleged activity has occured in the massage establishment. Originally Posted by Billogoods

The bill clearly states that agreeing to pay a fee in exchange for “the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct with that person” is a state jail felony,


SECTION 29. Sections 43.02(b) and (c-1), Penal Code, are
transferred to Section 43.021, Penal Code, as added by this Act,
redesignated as Sections 43.021(a) and (b), Penal Code,
respectively, and amended to read as follows:
(a) [(b)] A person commits an offense if the person
knowingly offers or agrees to pay a fee to another person for the
purpose of engaging in sexual conduct with that person or another.
(b) [(c-1)] An offense under Subsection (a) [(b)] is a state
jail felony [Class A misdemeanor], except that the offense is:
(1) a [state jail] felony of the third degree if the
actor has previously been convicted of an offense under Subsection
(a) or under Section 43.02(b), as that law existed before September
1, 2021 [(b)]; or
(2) a felony of the second degree if the person with
whom the actor agrees to engage in sexual conduct is:
(A) younger than 18 years of age, regardless of
whether the actor knows the age of the person at the time of the
offense;
(B) represented to the actor as being younger
than 18 years of age; or
(C) believed by the actor to be younger than 18
years of age.

Well I think its time to SET-UP a Politician with a Sex Provider and have a Felony Charge placed on said Politician


this country is completely falling apart

Thanks for sharing.

This bill is such horseshit....... Originally Posted by Jayhawk328

This bill is such horseshit.......



ya - I its going to be the most expensive " horseshit " if you are the receiver of this " horse shit "



be careful fooling with a felony - thats Jail time buddy - you'll lose your job, house, friends and family



you'll lose your right to vote - your right to own a gun... and you'll never find another real job



its not horse shit



its Communist Controlling BS

Well I think its time to SET-UP a Politician with a Sex Provider and have a Felony Charge placed on said Politician

this country is completely falling apart Originally Posted by herefor_you

Agree!

This bill is such horseshit.......



ya - I its going to be the most expensive " horseshit " if you are the receiver of this " horse shit "



be careful fooling with a felony - thats Jail time buddy - you'll lose your job, house, friends and family



you'll lose your right to vote - your right to own a gun... and you'll never find another real job



its not horse shit



its Communist Controlling BS Originally Posted by herefor_you

Agree. Op-sec is of the utmost importance now. If you’re at an AMP, just lay the money you want to pay down. Do not explicitly agree to anything sexual for money. The text is so broad that it could, in theory, even apply to lap dances.

I’m most likely going to SERIOUSLY reduce how frequently I see providers. I may quit altogether. Waiting to see how things play out with law enforcement and prosecution.

Looks like my 2nd retirement is on the horizon. It's been fun boys, too much to lose.

(b) [(c-1)] An offense under Subsection (a) [(b)] is a state
jail felony [Class A misdemeanor] Originally Posted by blastoff87

Most likely a dumb question, but is a state jail felony the same as a regular felony and if so, then why does it say Class A misdemeanor is parentheses?

Most likely a dumb question, but is a state jail felony the same as a regular felony and if so, then why does it say Class A misdemeanor is parentheses? Originally Posted by Jayhawk328

These are not dumb questions.

1. If you go to the linked bill, you’ll see that the “misdemeanor” part is marked out and replaced with “state jail felony”.

https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB1540/2021

2. In Texas there are 5 felony types. I’ll list them in ascending order according to severity.

———
1. State jail felony
2. 3rd degree
3. 2nd degree
4. 1st degree
5. Capital

It’s a low level felony with sentences 180 days to 2 years, and fines up to $10k.
I visited someone in the Bonham facility several years ago. It’s not like Huntsville, but definitely a prison. You won’t like it there, and life will never be the same.

These religious hypocrites can’t keep their hands off kids, but have no issue interfering in the lives of consenting adults.

BTW, this is not communists pushing this legislation, it’s right wing theocratic fascists. It’s only going to get worse. As someone noted above, it may be time to bail.