TX HJR53 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 21 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-07 - Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on November 21 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-07 - Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a district court to reduce or modify a sentence imposing a term of imprisonment for a person who has served not less than 10 years of the term.
Title
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a district court to reduce or modify a sentence imposing a term of imprisonment for a person who has served not less than 10 years of the term.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-07 | House | Referred directly to subcommittee by chair |
| 2023-02-28 | House | Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence |
| 2023-02-28 | House | Read first time |
| 2022-11-21 | House | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
HB782 (Enabled by) 2023-03-07 - Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Subjects
Courts
Courts--District
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure--Posttrial Procedure
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
Courts--District
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure--Posttrial Procedure
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HJR53 |
| Text | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HJ00053I.htm |
