Relating to creating the criminal offense of jugging, the official text

H.B. No. 1902

AN ACT

relating to creating the criminal offense of jugging.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 29, Penal Code, is amended by adding

Section 29.04 to read as follows:

Sec. 29.04. JUGGING. (a) A person commits an offense if,

with the intent to commit theft of another person's money, the

person:

(1) knowingly travels from a commercial business or

financial institution, as defined by Section 201.101, Finance Code,

on the same path or route as another person without substantially

deviating from that path or route; and

(2) is in possession of two or more criminal

instruments, as defined by Section 16.01.

(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony,

except that the offense is:

(1) a felony of the third degree if, during the

commission of the offense, the actor commits an offense under

Section 30.04; or

(2) a felony of the first degree if, during the

commission of the offense, the actor commits an offense under

Section 29.02.

(c) If conduct constituting an offense under this section

also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the

actor may be prosecuted under either section or under both

sections.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1902 was passed by the House on May 7,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 2, 2 present, not

voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1902 was passed by the Senate on May

23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

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Governor