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TX SB1272
Bill
Status
2/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Charles Schwertner
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AI Summary
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Creates a special punishment category for attempted capital murder of a peace officer, making it a first degree felony punishable by 25 years to life imprisonment (rather than the standard one-category-lower classification for attempted offenses)
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Makes inmates convicted of attempted capital murder of a peace officer ineligible for parole
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Prohibits release to mandatory supervision for inmates serving sentences for attempted capital murder of a peace officer
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Applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025
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Amends Section 15.01 of the Penal Code and Sections 508.145 and 508.149 of the Government Code
Legislative Description
Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision.
Crimes
Last Action
Referred to Criminal Justice
2/28/2025