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TX HB3165

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Leach

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the criminal penalty for sexual assault of a child (committed under Subsection (a)(2) of Section 22.011, Penal Code) from a second degree felony to a first degree felony

  • Makes inmates convicted of sexual assault of a child under the enhanced first degree felony provision ineligible for release on parole

  • Adds sexual assault of a child to the list of offenses that disqualify inmates from parole eligibility, alongside continuous sexual abuse of a child, aggravated sexual assault, and certain trafficking offenses

  • Applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025; offenses committed before that date remain governed by prior law

  • Takes effect September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of sexual assault of a child and changing the eligibility for parole of certain persons convicted of that offense.

Crimes

Last Action

Referred directly to subcommittee by chair

4/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Jurisprudence3/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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