HB 2933

relating to the restoration of civil rights to a criminal
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Article 48.05(a)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure,
(A)  a federal offense, other than an offense
(i)  violence or the threat of violence;
(B)  an offense under the laws of another country,
other than an offense involving:
(i)  violence or the threat of violence;
(iii)  firearms, if the elements of the
offense are substantially similar to elements of an offense under
the laws of this state punishable as a felony; and
(C)  an offense under the laws of this state,
other than an offense involving:
(i)  violence or the threat of violence;
(iii)  firearms, if the offense is
SECTION 2.  Article 48.05(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
(b)  An individual may not apply for restoration of civil
rights under this article unless:
(1)  the individual has completed the sentence for the
[(A)]  three or more years before the date of
application[, if the offense is a federal offense; or
[(B)  two or more years before the date of
application, if the offense is an offense under the laws of another
[(3)  the individual has not been convicted at any
other time of an offense under the laws of this state, another
SECTION 3.  This Act applies to a defendant who is convicted
of an offense before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.