House Bill 2017 | Effective: 9-1-25 |
House Author: Gerdes et al. | House Committee: Corrections |
Senate Sponsor: Hagenbuch | Senate Committee: Criminal Justice |
House Bill 2017, Grayson's Law, amends the Code of Criminal Procedure, Government Code, and Penal Code to enhance the penalty for intoxication manslaughter to a first degree felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person has previously been convicted of certain intoxication-related offenses and at the time of the commission of the instant offense was in violation of statutory provisions relating to illegal entry into Texas. The bill makes a defendant charged with or convicted of such conduct ineligible for community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision. The bill makes an inmate serving a sentence for that conduct ineligible for release on parole until their actual calendar time served, without consideration of good conduct time, equals 10 years, and prohibits their release to mandatory supervision unless that 10 year criterion is met and they are otherwise eligible for release under applicable state law.