HB 2306 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.

HB 2306 changes parole eligibility for inmates convicted of specific trafficking offenses involving vulnerable victims. It prohibits parole for individuals serving sentences under Texas Penal Code Sections 20A.02 (regarding child victims), 20A.03, 21.02, 22.021(f), 51.03, or 51.04. The bill amends parole rules to explicitly exclude these trafficking offenses from eligibility, repealing prior provisions that may have allowed parole for such cases. This law takes effect September 1, 2025, applying only to offenses committed on or after that date.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 4 edits · Jun 20, 2025

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to the final enrolled version, with minor text cleanup and standard formatting adjustments. The substantive legislative content regarding parole eligibility for trafficking offenses remains unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and presentation changes.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft annotations and formatting marks (like 'AA' and 'A[...]' markers) from the text

Added standard enrolled bill header information including bill number and version designation

Added certification signatures and voting records from both House and Senate at the end of the document

Adjusted line breaks and spacing for final publication format

Floor votes · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 20, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate passage reported

lower

May 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

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 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice

upper

May 5, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

May 5, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

May 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Apr 9, 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 · 75 co-sponsors