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House concurs on 'Summer Willis Act' to clarify consent in sexual‑assault law
Summary
The House concurred with Senate amendments to House Bill 30 73, the Summer Willis Act, which clarifies definitions of consent and circumstances that qualify as assault; sponsor said the measure gives prosecutors better tools to pursue cases where a victim was unconscious or otherwise unable to consent.
The Texas House voted to concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 30 73, known as the Summer Willis Act, a criminal‑law change the sponsor described as clarifying when sexual assault is ‘‘without consent’’ and giving prosecutors additional statutory tools to pursue certain cases.
The act matters because it changes statutory definitions used in prosecutions, clarifying that an assault is without consent where the actor knew the other person was unconscious or physically unable to resist, where the actor knew the…
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