Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.
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Minimum imprisonment term for intoxication manslaughter increased from five years to five years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with bracketed text indicating previous lower thresholds.
New parole eligibility restrictions added to Government Code requiring inmates serving intoxication manslaughter sentences to serve at least five years without good conduct time before parole consideration.
New subsection added to Code of Criminal Procedure requiring judges to make specific findings about community interest and public safety before reducing minimum prison terms from five years to two years.
Community supervision conditions modified to include specific confinement requirements based on prior punishment history, ranging from 72 hours to 30 days in county jail.
Bill includes effective date of September 1, 2025, with grandfather clause for offenses committed before that date.
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