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TX SB1094

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Judith Zaffirini

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires unanimous jury agreement to answer "yes" on sentencing issues in capital cases, and if unanimity is not reached for "yes," the jury must answer "no"
  • Eliminates the previous threshold allowing 10 or more jurors to answer sentencing issues "no" — now requires unanimity for both "yes" and "no" answers
  • Applies the same unanimity standard to mitigating circumstance determinations, where failure to unanimously answer "no" results in a "yes" answer
  • Jurors are not required to agree on which specific evidence supports their negative or affirmative findings on sentencing issues
  • Applies only to criminal proceedings commencing on or after September 1, 2025; earlier proceedings remain under prior law

Legislative Description

Relating to certain sentencing procedures in a capital case.

Crimes

Last Action

Referred to Criminal Justice

2/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice2/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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