SB1637 - Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.

      S.B. No. 1637         AN ACT   relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 22.05, Penal Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f) to read as   follows:          (c)   Except as otherwise provided by this subsection,   recklessness [ Recklessness ] and danger are presumed if the actor   knowingly pointed a firearm at or in the direction of another   whether or not the actor believed the firearm to be loaded. The   presumption under this subsection does not apply to a peace officer   engaged in the lawful discharge of the officer's official duties.           (f)     Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to a peace officer if,   at the time of the offense, the officer:                 (1)     was engaged in the actual discharge of the   officer's official duties; and                 (2)     reasonably believed the discharge of the officer's   firearm was justified under Chapter 9.            SECTION 2.  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 occurred   before that date.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1637 passed the Senate on   April 9, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3; and that the   Senate concurred in House amendment on June 1, 2025, by the   following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1637 passed the House, with   amendment, on April 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 102,   Nays 41, two present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor