89th Legislature

SB 242

Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
SB 242 amends affirmative defense provisions in the Penal Code for criminal offenses involving material potentially harmful to children. It narrows the scope of allowable defenses, eliminating "educational" justifications for certain offenses and focusing defenses on other limited and specific circumstances​.
Author
Peter Flores
Co-Author
Brent Hagenbuch
Mayes Middleton