Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication manslaughter in certain circumstances.
SB 745 enhances criminal penalties for intoxication manslaughter in specific cases by elevating it to a first-degree felony. It applies when the victim is a person described in Subsection (b-1) of the law or when more than one person dies during the same incident. This bill directly affects drivers convicted of causing death while intoxicated under these circumstances. The law takes effect September 1, 2025, and only applies to offenses committed on or after that date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed May 30, 2025
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May 30, 2025
MODERATE
This bill text was converted from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version, which is the final version sent to the Governor for signature. The substantive policy content regarding intoxication manslaughter penalties remains unchanged, but the format was updated to include official certification of passage by the Senate and House, along with the Governor's approval signature block.
TECHNICAL
Header information was updated to reflect the bill number as SB 745 and marked as the Enrolled version, replacing the original bill number A745.
Added official certification statements confirming the bill passed the Senate on April 10, 2025, and the House on May 20, 2025, with vote counts.
Added signature lines for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Chief Clerk of the House, and the Governor to complete the enrolled bill process.
Removed draft-style text and placeholder lines that were present in the earlier Engrossed version but are no longer needed in the final enrolled version.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2025 · House May 20, 2025
How they voted
27–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Apr 10, 2025
D
Democratic10
80% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
13
Committee
9
May 30, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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