Criminal Procedure--sentencing & Punishment

State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the imposition of consecutive sentences for more than one criminal offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual arising out of the same criminal episode. [HB-544] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disabilities ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the imposition of consecutive sentences for more than one criminal offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual arising out of the same criminal episode.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins Scheduled For Public Hearing In S/c On . . . on 05/01/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to abolishing the death penalty. [HB-454] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to abolishing the death penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Bucy Read First Time on 02/28/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain criminal offenses involving wage theft. [HB-669] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain criminal offenses involving wage theft.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Gonzalez Scheduled For Public Hearing In S/c On . . . on 04/01/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial. [HB-413] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard Vetoed By The Governor on 06/22/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a justice or municipal court's authority to order a defendant confined in jail for failure to pay a fine or cost or for contempt and to the authority of a municipality to enforce the collection of certain fines by imprisonment of the defendant. [HB-743] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to a justice or municipal court's authority to order a defendant confined in jail for failure to pay a fine or cost or for contempt and to the authority of a municipality to enforce the collection of certain fines by imprisonment of the defendant.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Diego Bernal Read First Time on 03/05/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the punishment for the offense of arson involving a government building. [SB-295] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the punishment for the offense of arson involving a government building.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Perry Read First Time on 02/03/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses committed in the course of or for the purpose of avoiding certain law enforcement checkpoints or evading an arrest or detention; increasing criminal penalties. [HB-674] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses committed in the course of or for the purpose of avoiding certain law enforcement checkpoints or evading an arrest or detention; increasing criminal penalties.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Spiller Considered In Calendars on 04/09/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense. [HB-548] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Philip Cortez Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/11/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the punishment for certain theft offenses. [HB-1037] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the punishment for certain theft offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eddie Morales Read First Time on 03/07/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment. [HJR-60] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Moody Read First Time on 03/04/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to certain sentencing procedures in a capital case. [HB-578] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to certain sentencing procedures in a capital case.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Moody Read First Time on 03/03/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to credit toward a defendant's sentence for time confined in jail or prison before sentencing. [HB-833] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to credit toward a defendant's sentence for time confined in jail or prison before sentencing.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Moody Read First Time on 03/05/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the authority of a court to terminate the sentence of certain persons released on parole. [HB-280] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the authority of a court to terminate the sentence of certain persons released on parole.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Senfronia Thompson Read First Time on 02/27/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for delivery of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 1-B to a child. [HB-453] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for delivery of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 1-B to a child.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Bumgarner Read First Time on 02/28/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to abolishing the death penalty. [HB-651] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to abolishing the death penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Moody Read First Time on 03/04/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature 4th Special Session

Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing a criminal penalty. [SB-22] [Animals ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing a criminal penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jose Menendez Received By The Secretary Of The Senate on 11/08/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature 4th Special Session

Relating to prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, and authorizing or requiring under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; creating criminal offenses. [HB-4] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, and authorizing or requiring under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; creating criminal offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dustin Burrows Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 11/13/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature 4th Special Session

Relating to prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, and authorizing or requiring under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; creating criminal offenses. [SB-4] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, and authorizing or requiring under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; creating criminal offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst Signed By The Governor on 12/18/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session

Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties. [HB-5] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Immigration ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Raymond Read First Time on 10/12/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session

Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of operation of a stash house; increasing a criminal penalty. [HB-117] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of operation of a stash house; increasing a criminal penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Lujan Read First Time on 10/12/2023

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