HB 5170

Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain felony offenses in which a firearm is used or exhibited and to certain consequences on conviction of certain offenses.

Principle Criteria

Free Enterprise

Property Rights

Personal Responsibility

Limited Government

Individual Liberty

Digest

HB 5170 increases the minimum prison sentence for second- and third-degree felonies involving firearms to five years. It also restricts eligibility for community supervision and parole for offenders who used or exhibited a firearm during a crime. Additionally, it mandates consecutive sentencing for certain felonies committed while on community supervision and imposes stricter deferred adjudication restrictions.

Author (1)

A.J. Louderback

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Rep. A.J. Louderback

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(512) 463-0456

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