HB 2017 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.

HB 2017 (Grayson's Law) increases penalties for repeat intoxication manslaughter convictions in Texas. It upgrades certain cases to a first-degree felony and prohibits probation or early release for offenders with prior convictions related to operating vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft while intoxicated. The bill mandates that individuals convicted under these provisions must serve at least 10 years of actual time in prison (without credit for good behavior) before becoming eligible for parole or mandatory supervision. These changes apply only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Engrossed Enrolled · 5 edits · Jun 20, 2025
MODERATE
This bill establishes stricter penalties and restrictions for individuals convicted of intoxication manslaughter in Texas. The changes increase the severity of the crime, limit community supervision options, extend parole eligibility requirements, and set a minimum 10-year service requirement before parole consideration.
Scope change
The bill applies to offenses committed on or after the effective date of September 1, 2025, with no changes to the scope of applicability beyond this timing adjustment.
ELIGIBILITY

Changed the classification of intoxication manslaughter from the previous standard to a first-degree felony when specific aggravating factors are present, including causing death or prior intoxication-related convictions.

Added restrictions preventing defendants from receiving community supervision or deferred adjudication for intoxication manslaughter offenses.

Added a requirement that inmates serving intoxication manslaughter sentences must serve at least 10 years without good conduct time consideration before becoming eligible for parole.

Added restrictions preventing mandatory supervision release until inmates have served a minimum 10-year period without consideration of good conduct time.

TIMELINE

Established September 1, 2025 as the effective date for these new provisions.

Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2025 · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

255
Passed
Total votes 30
May 26, 2025
D Democratic10
5 Yea 5 Nay
50% Nay
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
73
Key actions
22
Committee
14
Amendments
9
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
House adopts conference committee report
lower
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate adopts conference committee report
upper
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
House requests conference committee-reported
upper
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
House requests conference committee
lower
May 30, 2025
Introduced
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
lower
May 27, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 27, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
upper
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 26, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Corrections
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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