HB 727

relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 30.04, Penal Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (f) to read as
(d)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor,
(1)  the offense is a Class A misdemeanor with a minimum
term of confinement of six months if it is shown on the trial of the
offense that the defendant has been previously convicted of an
(2)  the offense is a state jail felony if:
(A)  it is shown on the trial of the offense that
the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of an
(i)  broke into or entered a [the] vehicle,
or part of a [the] vehicle, that [broken into or entered] is a rail
(ii)  possessed a firearm during the
(iii)  committed theft of a firearm during
(iv)  used a stolen vehicle to facilitate
the commission of the offense; or
(v)  committed the offense with respect to
two or more vehicles during the same criminal transaction or during
different criminal transactions but pursuant to the same scheme or
(3)  the offense is a felony of the third degree if:
(A)  the vehicle broken into or entered is owned
or operated by a wholesale distributor of prescription drugs and
the actor breaks into or enters that vehicle with the intent to
commit theft of a controlled substance; or
(B)  it is shown on the trial of the offense that
the actor committed the offense in the course of committing an
offense under Section 20.05(a)(2).
(f)  In this section, "firearm" has the meaning assigned by
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.