TX HB688 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on November 12 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-03-04 - Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on November 12 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-03-04 - Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability.
Title
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-04 | House | Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-11-12 | House | Filed |
Subjects
Courts
Courts--Judges
Courts--Juries
Crimes
Crimes--Capital Punishment
CRIMINAL APPEALS, COURT OF
Disabilities, Persons with
Courts--Judges
Courts--Juries
Crimes
Crimes--Capital Punishment
CRIMINAL APPEALS, COURT OF
Disabilities, Persons with
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB688 |
| Text | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00688I.htm |
