HB 1482

relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision and
parole for certain repeat intoxication offenders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
(a)  Article 42A.053 does not apply to a defendant adjudged
(1)  Section 15.03, Penal Code, if the offense is
punishable as a felony of the first degree;
(2)  Section 19.02, Penal Code (Murder);
(3)  Section 19.03, Penal Code (Capital Murder);
(4)  Section 20.04, Penal Code (Aggravated
(5)  Section 20A.02, Penal Code (Trafficking of
(6)  Section 20A.03, Penal Code (Continuous
(7)  Section 21.11, Penal Code (Indecency with a
(8)  Section 22.011, Penal Code (Sexual Assault);
(9)  Section 22.021, Penal Code (Aggravated Sexual
(10)  Section 22.04(a)(1), Penal Code (Injury to a
Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual), if:
(A)  the offense is punishable as a felony of the
(B)  the victim of the offense is a child;
(11)  Section 29.03, Penal Code (Aggravated Robbery);
(12)  Section 30.02, Penal Code (Burglary), if:
(A)  the offense is punishable under Subsection
(B)  the actor committed the offense with the
intent to commit a felony under Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011,
(13)  Section 43.04, Penal Code (Aggravated Promotion
(14)  Section 43.05, Penal Code (Compelling
(15)  Section 43.25, Penal Code (Sexual Performance by
(16)  Section 43.26, Penal Code (Possession or
Promotion of Child Pornography);
(17)  Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, for which
(A)  Section 481.140 of that code (Use of Child in
(B)  Section 481.134(c), (d), (e), or (f) of that
code (Drug-free Zones) if it is shown that the defendant has been
previously convicted of an offense for which punishment was
increased under any of those subsections; [or]
(18)  Section 481.1123, Health and Safety Code
(Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 1-B), if the
offense is punishable under Subsection (d), (e), or (f) of that
(19)  Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.05, 49.06, 49.061,
49.065, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code, if it is shown that the
defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of one of
those offenses or any combination of those offenses.
SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.  For
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.