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Texas increases penalties for attempted capital murder of a peace officer to first-degree felony
Original title: Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision.
Last action · June 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25Sponsors: Paul Dyson and 14 others
Companion · SB 1272same policy, Senate version
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What This Bill Does
Texas increases the criminal penalty for attempting capital murder of a peace officer to a first-degree felony punishable by 25 to 99 years or life imprisonment, and prohibits parole or for those convicted, effective September 1, 2025.
Why it matters
Convicted individuals face a mandatory prison sentence of at least 25 years without the possibility of parole or , changing long-term sentencing guidelines for specific criminal attempts.
Background
- Texas House Bill 1871 modifies state sentencing rules regarding attacks on law enforcement officers during the 89th legislative session. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
inmates
Individuals convicted of attempted capital murder of a peace officer face mandatory first-degree felony sentencing ranges and are barred from parole or mandatory supervision.
Directly affected
peace officers
The statute establishes enhanced criminal penalties and sentencing protections specifically concerning offenses committed against peace officers.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the new penalty for attempted capital murder of a peace officer in Texas?
It is classified as a first-degree felony punishable by imprisonment for life or for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 25 years.
Are individuals convicted of this offense eligible for parole?
No, inmates under sentence for this offense are not eligible for release on parole or .
When does this new law go into effect?
The Act takes effect on September 1, 2025, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.
What else do you want to know?
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
53 actions- Jun 20, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolledEffective on 9/1/25
- Jun 20, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolledSigned by the Governor
- May 30, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolledSent to the Governor
- May 28, 2025SenateSigned in the Senate
- May 28, 2025HouseSigned in the House
- May 28, 2025HouseReported enrolled
Show 47 earlier actions
- May 28, 2025HouseSenate passage reported
- May 27, 2025SenateFloorRecord vote
- May 27, 2025SenateFloorPassed
- May 27, 2025SenateFloorRead 3rd time
- May 27, 2025SenateFloorRecord vote
- May 27, 2025SenateThree day rule suspended
- May 27, 2025SenateFloorRecord vote
- May 27, 2025SenateFloorRead 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- May 27, 2025SenateFloorRecord vote
- May 27, 2025SenateRules suspended-Regular order of business
- May 27, 2025SenatePlaced on intent calendar
- May 27, 2025SenateCo-sponsor authorized
- May 23, 2025SenateCommittee report printed and distributed
- May 23, 2025SenateCommitteeReported favorably w/o amendments
- May 22, 2025SenateVote taken in committee
- May 22, 2025SenateTestimony taken in committee
- May 22, 2025SenateConsidered in public hearing
- May 22, 2025SenateScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- May 21, 2025SenatePosting rule suspended
- May 9, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice
- May 9, 2025SenateIntroducedRead first time
- May 7, 2025SenateReceived from the House
- May 7, 2025HouseReported engrossed
- May 7, 2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- May 7, 2025HouseFloorRecord vote (RV#1586)
- May 7, 2025HouseFloorPassed
- May 7, 2025HouseFloorRead 3rd time
- May 6, 2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- May 6, 2025HouseFloorRecord vote (RV#1509)
- May 6, 2025HouseFloorPassed to engrossment
- May 6, 2025HouseFloorRead 2nd time
- May 5, 2025HousePlaced on General State Calendar
- May 2, 2025HouseConsidered in Calendars
- Apr 29, 2025HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
- Apr 28, 2025HouseCommittee report distributed
- Apr 28, 2025HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Apr 22, 2025HouseCommitteeReported favorably w/o amendment(s)
- Apr 22, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Apr 22, 2025HouseRecalled from subcommittee
- Apr 15, 2025HouseLeft pending in subcommittee
- Apr 15, 2025HouseTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
- Apr 15, 2025HouseConsidered by s/c in public hearing
- Apr 15, 2025HouseScheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
- Mar 25, 2025HouseReferred directly to subcommittee by chair
- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Criminal Jurisprudence
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 15, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
HB 1871 was passed
Total
144
- Yes
- 105
- No
- 33
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 6
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (144)
Helen KerwinParty not recordedyes
Pat CurryParty not recordedyes
John SmitheeParty not recordedyes
Oscar LongoriaParty not recordedno
Mitch LittleParty not recordedyes
Martinez FischerParty not recordedno
Philip CortezParty not recordedyes
Diego BernalParty not recordedno
Ben BumgarnerParty not recordedyes
David LoweParty not recordedyes
Yvonne DavisParty not recordedno
Angelia OrrParty not recordedyes
Liz CamposParty not recordedyes
Mary GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Dennis PaulParty not recordedyes
Katrina PiersonParty not recordedyes
Janie LopezParty not recordedyes
J.M. LozanoParty not recordedyes
Richard RaymondParty not recordedyes
Tony TinderholtParty not recordedyes
Sergio MuñozParty not recordedyes
Christina MoralesParty not recordedno
Brian HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Ward JohnsonParty not recordedyes
120 more members
Keith BellParty not recordedyes
Wes VirdellParty not recordedyes
Venton JonesParty not recordedno
Charlie GerenParty not recordedyes
James TalaricoParty not recordedyes
Sheryl ColeParty not recordedyes
Brooks LandgrafParty not recordedyes
Eddie MoralesParty not recordedyes
Keresa RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Cody VasutParty not recordedyes
Cody HarrisParty not recordedyes
Jeff LeachParty not recordedyes
Terry CanalesParty not recordedno
Angie ButtonParty not recordedyes
A.J. LouderbackParty not recordedyes
Janis HoltParty not recordedyes
James FrankParty not recordedyes
Claudia OrdazParty not recordedyes
Donna HowardParty not recordedno
Hubert VoParty not recordedno
Denise VillalobosParty not recordedyes
Candy NobleParty not recordedyes
Ken KingParty not recordedyes
Erin ZwienerParty not recordedno
Terry MezaParty not recordedno
Christian ManuelParty not recordedyes
Shelley LutherParty not recordedyes
Todd HunterParty not recordedyes
Harold DuttonParty not recordedno
Briscoe CainParty not recordedyes
Terry WilsonParty not recordedyes
Cecil BellParty not recordedyes
Suleman LalaniParty not recordedyes
Alma AllenParty not recordedyes
John BryantParty not recordedyes
Brent MoneyParty not recordedyes
Sam HarlessParty not recordedyes
Stan GerdesParty not recordedyes
Steve TothParty not recordedyes
Erin GámezParty not recordedno
Ellen TroxclairParty not recordedyes
Cas Garcia HernandezParty not recordedyes
Salman BhojaniParty not recordedyes
Joanne ShofnerParty not recordedyes
Stan LambertParty not recordedyes
Will MetcalfParty not recordedyes
Matt MorganParty not recordedyes
Dade PhelanParty not recordedyes
Joe MoodyParty not recordednot voting
Nicole CollierParty not recordedno
Harris DavilaParty not recordedyes
Jessica GonzálezParty not recordedno
Aicha DavisParty not recordedno
Ron ReynoldsParty not recordedno
Daniel AldersParty not recordedyes
Carl TepperParty not recordedyes
John BucyParty not recordedyes
Cole HefnerParty not recordedabsent
Chris TurnerParty not recordedno
Ramon RomeroParty not recordedno
Barbara Gervin-HawkinsParty not recordedno
Jon RosenthalParty not recordedno
Senfronia ThompsonParty not recordedno
Valoree SwansonParty not recordedyes
Lulu FloresParty not recordedno
Ray LopezParty not recordedyes
Marc LaHoodParty not recordedyes
Jeff BarryParty not recordedyes
Toni RoseParty not recordedno
Leo WilsonParty not recordedyes
Paul DysonParty not recordedyes
John McQueeneyParty not recordedyes
Tom OliversonParty not recordedyes
Mike OlcottParty not recordedyes
Mark DorazioParty not recordedyes
David CookParty not recordedyes
Matt ShaheenParty not recordedyes
Carrie IsaacParty not recordedyes
Don McLaughlinParty not recordedyes
Mano DeAyalaParty not recordedyes
David SpillerParty not recordedyes
Jo JonesParty not recordedno
Mando MartinezParty not recordedyes
Gary GatesParty not recordedyes
Bobby GuerraParty not recordedno
Vikki GoodwinParty not recordedabsent
Lacey HullParty not recordedyes
Trent AshbyParty not recordedyes
Alan SchoolcraftParty not recordedyes
Mary Ann PerezParty not recordedabsent
Morales ShawParty not recordednot voting
Armando WalleParty not recordedno
Greg BonnenParty not recordedyes
Rhetta BowersParty not recordedabsent
Rodríguez RamosParty not recordedno
Charles CunninghamParty not recordedyes
Hillary HicklandParty not recordedyes
Drew DarbyParty not recordedyes
Giovanni CapriglioneParty not recordedyes
Shelby SlawsonParty not recordedyes
Linda GarciaParty not recordedno
Brad BuckleyParty not recordedyes
Stan KitzmanParty not recordedyes
Rafael AnchíaParty not recordedyes
Richard HayesParty not recordedno
John LujanParty not recordedyes
Lauren SimmonsParty not recordedno
Mike SchofieldParty not recordedyes
Josey GarciaParty not recordedno
Ryan GuillenParty not recordedyes
Andy HopperParty not recordedyes
Morgan MeyerParty not recordedyes
Vince PerezParty not recordedyes
Jay DeanParty not recordedyes
Jared PattersonParty not recordedyes
Trey WhartonParty not recordedyes
Gina HinojosaParty not recordedyes
Gene WuParty not recordedno
Mihaela PleșaParty not recordedyes
Tom CraddickParty not recordedyes
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HB 1871 was passed to engrossment
Total
131
- Yes
- 105
- No
- 24
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (131)
Marc LaHoodParty not recordedyes
Shelby SlawsonParty not recordedyes
J.M. LozanoParty not recordedyes
Jared PattersonParty not recordedyes
Stan LambertParty not recordedyes
Carrie IsaacParty not recordedyes
Giovanni CapriglioneParty not recordedyes
A.J. LouderbackParty not recordedyes
Jeff LeachParty not recordedyes
Eddie MoralesParty not recordedyes
Trey WhartonParty not recordedyes
Brad BuckleyParty not recordedyes
Charlie GerenParty not recordedyes
Armando WalleParty not recordedno
Tom CraddickParty not recordedyes
Jessica GonzálezParty not recordedno
Keith BellParty not recordedyes
Ward JohnsonParty not recordedno
John SmitheeParty not recordedyes
Rodríguez RamosParty not recordedno
Candy NobleParty not recordedyes
Daniel AldersParty not recordedyes
Alma AllenParty not recordedyes
Paul DysonParty not recordedyes
107 more members
Cas Garcia HernandezParty not recordedyes
Will MetcalfParty not recordedyes
Jon RosenthalParty not recordedno
Sheryl ColeParty not recordedno
Christian ManuelParty not recordedyes
Greg BonnenParty not recordedyes
Don McLaughlinParty not recordedyes
Cole HefnerParty not recordedyes
Janie LopezParty not recordedyes
Janis HoltParty not recordedyes
Valoree SwansonParty not recordedyes
Cecil BellParty not recordedyes
John LujanParty not recordedyes
Dennis PaulParty not recordedyes
Mary Ann PerezParty not recordedyes
Ellen TroxclairParty not recordedyes
Trent AshbyParty not recordedyes
Mike OlcottParty not recordedyes
Philip CortezParty not recordedyes
David SpillerParty not recordedyes
David LoweParty not recordedyes
Leo WilsonParty not recordedyes
Shelley LutherParty not recordedyes
Wes VirdellParty not recordedyes
Hillary HicklandParty not recordedyes
Vince PerezParty not recordedyes
Helen KerwinParty not recordedyes
Salman BhojaniParty not recordedyes
Liz CamposParty not recordedyes
Terry CanalesParty not recordedno
James TalaricoParty not recordedyes
Drew DarbyParty not recordedyes
Lulu FloresParty not recordedno
Matt ShaheenParty not recordedyes
John McQueeneyParty not recordedyes
Tom OliversonParty not recordedyes
Gene WuParty not recordedno
Matt MorganParty not recordedyes
Keresa RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Richard RaymondParty not recordedyes
Yvonne DavisParty not recordedno
James FrankParty not recordedyes
Angie ButtonParty not recordedyes
Hubert VoParty not recordedyes
Erin GámezParty not recordedno
Todd HunterParty not recordedyes
Linda GarciaParty not recordedno
Terry MezaParty not recordedno
Carl TepperParty not recordedyes
Erin ZwienerParty not recordedno
Steve TothParty not recordedyes
Cody VasutParty not recordedyes
Dade PhelanParty not recordedyes
Sam HarlessParty not recordedyes
Harris DavilaParty not recordedyes
Claudia OrdazParty not recordedyes
Stan KitzmanParty not recordedyes
John BryantParty not recordedyes
Brooks LandgrafParty not recordedyes
Lauren SimmonsParty not recordedno
Rafael AnchíaParty not recordedyes
Morales ShawParty not recordedno
Jay DeanParty not recordedyes
Diego BernalParty not recordedyes
Katrina PiersonParty not recordedyes
Jeff BarryParty not recordedyes
Andy HopperParty not recordedyes
David CookParty not recordedyes
Briscoe CainParty not recordedyes
Mary GonzálezParty not recordedno
Ramon RomeroParty not recordedyes
Brian HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Cody HarrisParty not recordednot voting
Mano DeAyalaParty not recordedyes
Lacey HullParty not recordedyes
Joanne ShofnerParty not recordedyes
Mitch LittleParty not recordedyes
Tony TinderholtParty not recordedyes
John BucyParty not recordedyes
Brent MoneyParty not recordedyes
Morgan MeyerParty not recordedyes
Senfronia ThompsonParty not recordedno
Ben BumgarnerParty not recordedyes
Toni RoseParty not recordedno
Mike SchofieldParty not recordedyes
Rhetta BowersParty not recordedno
Ryan GuillenParty not recordedyes
Pat CurryParty not recordedyes
Sergio MuñozParty not recordedyes
Christina MoralesParty not recordedyes
Venton JonesParty not recordednot voting
Martinez FischerParty not recordedyes
Oscar LongoriaParty not recordedyes
Josey GarciaParty not recordedyes
Chris TurnerParty not recordedno
Nicole CollierParty not recordedno
Aicha DavisParty not recordedyes
Alan SchoolcraftParty not recordedyes
Ron ReynoldsParty not recordedno
Terry WilsonParty not recordedyes
Bobby GuerraParty not recordedyes
Donna HowardParty not recordedyes
Denise VillalobosParty not recordedyes
Mark DorazioParty not recordedyes
Barbara Gervin-HawkinsParty not recordedno
Charles CunninghamParty not recordedyes
Ray LopezParty not recordedyes
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
policy shift95% confidence
Stricter Sentencing and Parole Bar for Attempted Capital Murder of Peace Officers
The bill shifts statutory handling by designating the attempt as a first-degree felony and systematically removing parole and mandatory supervision eligibility across multiple sections of the Government Code.
Connected Entities
OrganizationTexas Department of Criminal Justice“Imprisonment location for the convicted offense”Map →
Sources
Open source document
capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance80How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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