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TX SB1727
Bill
Status
4/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Charles Perry
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AI Summary
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Prohibits community supervision (including deferred adjudication) for defendants age 17 or older who commit felonies while committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, placed in a TJJD halfway house, or held in a secure correctional or detention facility
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Lowers the threshold for "habitual felony conduct" from requiring two previous felony adjudications to just one, making it easier to prosecute juveniles as habitual offenders and refer cases to grand juries
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Allows juvenile courts to transfer youth age 18 or older who violate probation conditions to either the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for incarceration or to district court for adult community supervision
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Permits TJJD to refer juveniles as young as age 15 (reduced from 16) to juvenile court for potential transfer to adult prison if their conduct indicates community welfare requires it
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Prohibits TJJD from releasing juveniles under supervision or discharging them from custody if they have a pending felony petition or are under felony indictment for conduct committed during their commitment
Legislative Description
Relating to procedures related to juvenile justice proceedings, the adjudication and disposition of cases involving delinquent conduct, and certain offenses or conduct committed by a child or by a person placed in or committed to certain juvenile facilities; changing the eligibility for community supervision.
Crimes
Last Action
Committee report sent to Calendars
5/10/2025