Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2932 Compare Versions

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1	1	89R11390 CJD-D
2	2	By: Dutton H.B. No. 2932
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the creation of a commission to review certain laws of
10	10	this state that restrict the rights or activities of persons
11	11	convicted of a felony offense and to make certain recommendations
12	12	regarding those laws.
13	13	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
14	14	SECTION 1. COMMISSION TO STUDY CERTAIN LAWS THAT RESTRICT
15	15	RIGHTS OR ACTIVITIES OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF FELONY OFFENSES. (a)
16	16	A commission is created to study and review all laws of this state
17	17	that restrict the rights or activities of persons convicted of a
18	18	felony offense, including:
19	19	(1) the right to vote;
20	20	(2) the right to serve on a grand or petit jury; and
21	21	(3) eligibility for certain occupational licenses.
22	22	(b) The commission shall:
23	23	(1) evaluate all laws described by Subsection (a) of
24	24	this section; and
25	25	(2) make recommendations to the legislature regarding
26	26	the repeal or amendment of laws that are identified as being overly
27	27	restrictive or not otherwise serving the best interest of justice.
28	28	(c) The commission is composed of nine members appointed as
29	29	follows:
30	30	(1) two members appointed by the governor;
31	31	(2) two members appointed by the lieutenant governor;
32	32	(3) two members appointed by the speaker of the house
33	33	of representatives;
34	34	(4) one member appointed by the chief justice of the
35	35	Supreme Court of Texas; and
36	36	(5) two members appointed by the presiding judge of
37	37	the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
38	38	(d) The officials making appointments to the commission
39	39	under Subsection (c) of this section shall ensure that the
40	40	membership of the commission includes judges, legal scholars, and
41	41	relevant business and governmental interests.
42	42	(e) The governor shall designate one member of the
43	43	commission to serve as the presiding officer of the commission.
44	44	(f) A member of the commission is not entitled to
45	45	compensation or reimbursement of expenses.
46	46	(g) The commission shall meet at the call of the presiding
47	47	officer.
48	48	(h) Not later than November 1, 2026, the commission shall
49	49	report the commission's findings and recommendations to the
50	50	governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
51	51	representatives, the Supreme Court of Texas, and the Texas Court of
52	52	Criminal Appeals. The commission shall include in its
53	53	recommendations any specific statutes that the commission
54	54	recommends repealing or amending.
55	55	SECTION 2. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS. Not later than the 60th
56	56	day after the effective date of this Act, the governor, the
57	57	lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
58	58	the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, and the presiding
59	59	judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals shall appoint the
60	60	members of the commission created under this Act.
61	61	SECTION 3. ABOLITION OF COMMISSION. The commission is
62	62	abolished and this Act expires December 31, 2026.
63	63	SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
64	64	immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
65	65	elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
66	66	Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
67	67	immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.