Criminal Procedure--sentencing & Punishment

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]
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]
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]
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 Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/12/2025

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State (Texas)
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]
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. Carl Tepper 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session

Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing a criminal penalty. [SB-39]
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 10/09/2023

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

Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing a criminal penalty. [HB-98]
Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing a criminal penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Campos Filed on 10/09/2023

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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. [SB-4]
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: Sen. Drew Springer Effective On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 6, 2024 on 11/21/2023

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

Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses. [HB-74]
Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Reynolds Filed on 10/06/2023

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