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  89R11123 JRR-D     By: Moody H.B. No. 4629       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility for   certain felony offenses that are not eligible for parole.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 4, Article 37.07, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as   follows:           (c-1)     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,   in the penalty phase of the trial of a felony case in which the   punishment is to be assessed by the jury for an offense described by   Section 508.145(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4), Government Code, the court   shall charge the jury in writing as follows:           "Under the law applicable in this case, if the defendant is   sentenced to a term of imprisonment, the length of time for which a   defendant is imprisoned may not be reduced by the award of parole."          SECTION 2.  Section 4(c-1), Article 37.07, Code of Criminal   Procedure, as added by this Act, applies to a defendant sentenced   for an offense on or after the effective date of this Act,   regardless of when the offense was committed.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.