HB 2306

relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of
certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses
involving child victims and disabled individuals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 508.145(a), Government Code, is amended
(a)  An inmate is not eligible for release on parole if the
inmate is under sentence of death, serving a sentence of life
imprisonment without parole, or serving a sentence for any of the
following offenses under the Penal Code:
(1)  Section 20A.02(a)(5), (6), (7), or (8);
(2)  Section 20A.03, if the offense is based partly or
wholly on conduct constituting an offense under Section
20A.02(a)(5), (6), (7), or (8);
(4) [(3)]  Section 22.021, if the offense is punishable
under Subsection (f) of that section; or
(5) [(4)]  Section 51.03 or 51.04.
SECTION 2.  Section 508.145(d)(1), Government Code, is
(d)(1)  This subsection applies only to an inmate who is
(A)  an offense described by Article 42A.054(a),
Code of Criminal Procedure, other than an offense under Section
19.03, Penal Code, or an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, that
is described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) [(c-1)(1)];
(B)  an offense for which the judgment contains an
affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of
(C)  an offense under Section 71.02 or 71.023,
SECTION 3.  The following provisions are repealed:
(1)  Article 42.01991, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
(2)  Section 508.145(c-1), Government Code.
SECTION 4.  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 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.