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HB2017

Signed by Governor
Authored by Stan Gerdes (R)
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Caption: Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.
Initially Referred to House Corrections Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican

HB 2017, also known as "Grayson's Law," proposes to increase the minimum term of imprisonment for individuals convicted of intoxication manslaughter to 10 years if the offense was committed by a person who was unlawfully present in the United States at the time of the offense. The bill also amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to make such offenders ineligible for community supervision, including deferred adjudication. Additionally, the bill prohibits parole or mandatory supervision release for offenders until they have served at least 10 years of their sentence without consideration of good conduct time. The changes would apply to offenses committed on or after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025.

Joint authors: Leo Wilson (R); Pierson (R); Schatzline (R)
Co-authors: Bumgarner (R); Hayes (R); Holt (R); Lowe (R); Money (R); Schoolcraft (R); Shofner (R)
Sponsors: Hagenbuch (R)

Jan 22, 2025

(H) Gerdes signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed

Mar 14, 2025

(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Corrections, chaired by a Republican

Mar 26, 2025

(H) Leo Wilson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee

Mar 27, 2025

(H) Bumgarner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Money signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Pierson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Holt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Schatzline signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Lowe signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Apr 2, 2025

(H) House Corrections met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

Apr 17, 2025

(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed

Apr 22, 2025

(H) Committee report sent to Calendars

Apr 29, 2025

(H) Shofner signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Apr 30, 2025

(H) Considered in Calendars

May 1, 2025

(H) Schoolcraft signed onto the bill as Coauthor

May 2, 2025

(H) Placed on General State Calendar

May 5, 2025

(H) Hayes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Postponed
(H) Laid out as postponed business
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Gerdes amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended

May 6, 2025

(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#1420: Yea 117 (R 85, D 32) - Nay 28 (R 1, D 27)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson
Nay - Anchia; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Garcia Hernandez; Gonzalez, J.; Guerra; Jones, J.; Little; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Ordaz; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Thompson; Wu; Zwiener
Absent - Allen; Gonzalez, M.; Harris; Talarico
Present, Not Voting - Burrows
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Alma Allen: "When Record No. 1420 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Josey Garcia: "When Record No. 1420 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Liz Campos: "When Record No. 1420 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Nicole Collier: "When Record No. 1420 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Venton Jones: "When Record No. 1420 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House

May 7, 2025

(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Criminal Justice, chaired by a Republican

May 22, 2025

(S) Posting rule suspended
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee

May 23, 2025

(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Committee report printed and distributed

May 26, 2025

(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 2nd time

20250526_HB2017_2R: Yea 26 (R 20, D 6) - Nay 5 (R 0, D 5)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West
Nay - Cook; Eckhardt; Johnson; Menendez; Zaffirini
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(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250526_HB2017_FA1: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini
Nay - Cook
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(S) Amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(S) Record vote
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250526_HB2017_3R: Yea 26 (R 20, D 6) - Nay 5 (R 0, D 5)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West
Nay - Cook; Eckhardt; Johnson; Menendez; Zaffirini
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(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage as amended reported

May 27, 2025

(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

May 30, 2025

(H) House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
(H) House requests conference committee
(H) House appoints conferees
(S) House refuses to concur-reported
(S) House requests conference committee-reported
(S) House appoints conferees-reported
(S) Senate grants request for conference comm.
(S) Senate appoints conferees
(S) Conference committee report filed
(H) Conf. Comm. Report distributed

May 31, 2025

(H) Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
(H) Senate appoints conferees-reported
(S) Rules suspended
(S) Record vote

20250531_HB2017: Yea 26 (R 20, D 6) - Nay 5 (R 0, D 5)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West
Nay - Cook; Eckhardt; Johnson; Menendez; Zaffirini
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(S) Senate adopts conference committee report
(H) Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

Jun 1, 2025

(H) House adopts conference committee report
(H) Record vote

RV#4128: Yea 96 (R 84, D 12) - Nay 38 (R 0, D 38)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson
Nay - Anchia; Bernal; Bhojani; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener
Absent - Davis, Y.; Gamez; Johnson; Jones, J.; King; Longoria; Morales, C.; Plesa; Talarico
Present, Not Voting - Burrows
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Jolanda Jones: "When Record No. 4128 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 4128 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Senfronia Thompson: "When Record No. 4128 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(S) House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
(H) Reported enrolled

Jun 2, 2025

(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate
(E) Sent to the Governor

(H) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 3/26/2025) Testifying before H Corrections as Justin Martinez for self (with LatinoJustice PRLDEF)
(Wed 3/26/2025) Testifying before H Corrections as Kirsten Budwine for self (with Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP))

For

(Wed 3/26/2025) Testifying before H Corrections as Ashley Davis for self
(Wed 3/26/2025) Testifying before H Corrections as Avery Chapman for self
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Corrections as Bo Stallman for Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT)
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Corrections as Brian Hawthorne for self (with Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT))
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Corrections as Cooper Koehler for self
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Corrections as Dowell Garrison for self
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Corrections as Jackie Schlegel for self
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Corrections as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Parnell for self (with Dallas Police Association)
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Corrections as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Corrections as Joe Morris for Game Warden Peace Officers Association
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Corrections as John Sierega for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Corrections as Kamron Saunders for self
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Corrections as Lauralee Poplinski for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Corrections as Rogan Davis for self
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Corrections as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Corrections as Todd Davis for self

(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Corrections as Timothy Fitzpatrick for Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ)