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| 1 | 1 | 89R11123 JRR-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Moody H.B. No. 4629 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility for | |
| 10 | 10 | certain felony offenses that are not eligible for parole. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 4, Article 37.07, Code of Criminal | |
| 13 | 13 | Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as | |
| 14 | 14 | follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (c-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, | |
| 16 | 16 | in the penalty phase of the trial of a felony case in which the | |
| 17 | 17 | punishment is to be assessed by the jury for an offense described by | |
| 18 | 18 | Section 508.145(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4), Government Code, the court | |
| 19 | 19 | shall charge the jury in writing as follows: | |
| 20 | 20 | "Under the law applicable in this case, if the defendant is | |
| 21 | 21 | sentenced to a term of imprisonment, the length of time for which a | |
| 22 | 22 | defendant is imprisoned may not be reduced by the award of parole." | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. Section 4(c-1), Article 37.07, Code of Criminal | |
| 24 | 24 | Procedure, as added by this Act, applies to a defendant sentenced | |
| 25 | 25 | for an offense on or after the effective date of this Act, | |
| 26 | 26 | regardless of when the offense was committed. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |