HB1871 - 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.

      H.B. No. 1871         AN ACT   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.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 15.01, Penal Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as   follows:          (d)   Except as provided by Subsection (e), an [ An ] offense   under this section is one category lower than the offense   attempted, and if the offense attempted is a state jail felony, the   offense is a Class A misdemeanor.           (e)     If the offense attempted is capital murder of a peace   officer under Section 19.03(a)(1), the offense is a felony of the   first degree, punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of   Criminal Justice for life or for any term of not more than 99 years   or less than 25 years.          SECTION 2.  Section 508.145(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  An inmate is not eligible for release on parole if the   inmate is under sentence of death, serving a sentence of life   imprisonment without parole, or serving a sentence for any of the   following offenses under the Penal Code:                (1)   Section 15.01, if the offense is punishable under   Subsection (e) of that section;                 (2)   Section 20A.03, if the offense is based partly or   wholly on conduct constituting an offense under Section   20A.02(a)(5), (6), (7), or (8);                 (3)  [ (2) ]  Section 21.02;                 (4)  [ (3) ]  Section 22.021, if the offense is punishable   under Subsection (f) of that section; or                 (5)  [ (4) ]  Section 51.03 or 51.04.          SECTION 3.  Section 508.145(d)(1), Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (d)(1)  This subsection applies only to an inmate who is   serving a sentence for:                      (A)  an offense described by Article 42A.054(a),   Code of Criminal Procedure, other than an offense under Section   19.03, Penal Code, or an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, that   is described by Subsection (a)(2) [ (a)(1) ] or (c-1)(1);                      (B)  an offense for which the judgment contains an   affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of   Criminal Procedure; or                      (C)  an offense under Section 71.02 or 71.023,   Penal Code.          SECTION 4.  Section 508.149(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  An inmate may not be released to mandatory supervision   if the inmate is serving a sentence for or has been previously   convicted of:                (1)  an offense for which the judgment contains an   affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of   Criminal Procedure;                (2)  a first degree felony or a second degree felony   under Section 19.02, Penal Code;                (3)  a capital felony under Section 19.03, Penal Code;                (4)  a first degree felony or a second degree felony   under Section 20.04, Penal Code;                (5)  an offense under Section 21.11, Penal Code;                (6)  a felony under Section 22.011, Penal Code;                (7)  a first degree felony or a second degree felony   under Section 22.02, Penal Code;                (8)  a first degree felony under Section 22.021, Penal   Code;                (9)  a first degree felony under Section 22.04, Penal   Code;                (10)  a first degree felony under Section 28.02, Penal   Code;                (11)  a second degree felony under Section 29.02, Penal   Code;                (12)  a first degree felony under Section 29.03, Penal   Code;                (13)  a first degree felony under Section 30.02, Penal   Code;                (14)  a felony for which the punishment is increased   under Section 481.134 or 481.140, Health and Safety Code;                (15)  an offense under Section 43.25, Penal Code;                (16)  an offense under Section 21.02, Penal Code;                (17)  a first degree felony under Section 15.03, Penal   Code;                (18)  an offense under Section 43.05, Penal Code;                (19)  an offense under Section 20A.02, Penal Code;                (20)  an offense under Section 20A.03, Penal Code;                (21)  a first degree felony under Section 71.02 or   71.023, Penal Code;                (22)  an offense under Section 481.1123, Health and   Safety Code, punished under Subsection (d), (e), or (f) of that   section;                (23)  a second degree felony under Section 22.01, Penal   Code; [ or ]                (24)  an offense under Section 22.01, Penal Code,   punished under Subsection (b)(2), (7), or (8) of that section ; or                 (25)     an offense under Section 15.01, Penal Code,   punished under Subsection (e) of that section .          SECTION 5.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.   An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,   and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For   purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the   effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was   committed before that date.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1871 was passed by the House on May 7,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 108, Nays 35, 3 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1871 was passed by the Senate on May   27, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 27, Nays 4.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor