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TX HB1762
Bill
Status
1/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Leach
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AI Summary
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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
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Makes individuals classified as illegal aliens ineligible for judge-ordered community supervision (probation) following a criminal conviction
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Prohibits juries from recommending community supervision for defendants who are illegal aliens, regardless of the offense
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Bars illegal aliens from receiving deferred adjudication community supervision, which would otherwise allow charges to be dismissed upon successful completion
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Makes illegal aliens ineligible for community supervision for state jail felonies, which typically receive automatic suspension of sentence
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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