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  89R10922 JDK-D     By: Simmons H.B. No. 2792       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a study on capital punishment in this state and to a   moratorium on executions.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  STUDY. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice   shall conduct a study on capital punishment in this state by   analyzing:                (1)  the cost of sentencing a defendant to death   compared to life without parole, including costs related to:                      (A)  execution;                      (B)  food;                      (C)  housing;                      (D)  medicine;                      (E)  personnel and security; and                      (F)  subsequent appeals; and                (2)  the impact of capital punishment on:                      (A)  different demographic groups, including any   disparities; and                      (B)  the families of the victim and defendant.          SECTION 2.  REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2028, the   Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall submit a report with the   results of the study conducted under Section 1 of this Act to the   governor, the lieutenant governor, each member of the legislature,   and the Board of Pardons and Paroles.          SECTION 3.  MORATORIUM. The state may not execute an inmate   on or after September 1, 2025, and before September 1, 2029.          SECTION 4.  EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2029.          SECTION 5.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September   1, 2025.