Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense.

HB 548 increases penalties for vehicle burglary in Texas. It raises the offense from a state jail felony to a more serious felony classification for repeat offenders (two prior convictions) or when targeting rail cars or vehicles owned by prescription drug distributors. The bill also reduces required community supervision hours for these offenses from 600 to 400 hours. This directly affects individuals convicted of vehicle burglary, particularly those with prior offenses or who target specific high-value vehicles.