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TX HB1762

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Leach

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "illegal alien" as a person who entered the United States without inspection or at an unauthorized location, or who was admitted as a nonimmigrant but failed to maintain that status before committing an offense

  • Makes individuals classified as illegal aliens ineligible for judge-ordered community supervision (probation) following a criminal conviction

  • Prohibits juries from recommending community supervision for defendants who are illegal aliens, regardless of the offense

  • Bars illegal aliens from receiving deferred adjudication community supervision, which would otherwise allow charges to be dismissed upon successful completion

  • Makes illegal aliens ineligible for community supervision for state jail felonies, which typically receive automatic suspension of sentence

  • Applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to changing the eligibility of certain persons to receive community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision.

Criminal Procedure

Last Action

Laid on the table subject to call

5/2/2025

Committee Referrals

Corrections3/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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