Texas HB2792 mandates a study on capital punishment costs and impacts, and imposes a moratorium on executions from 2025 to 2029.

Texas HB2792 requires the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to study the costs and impacts of capital punishment, including demographic disparities and effects on families. The study will compare the costs of death sentences versus life without parole, covering execution, food, housing, medicine, personnel, security, and appeals. The department must submit a report by December 1, 2028, to the governor, lieutenant governor, legislature, and the Board of Pardons and Paroles. The bill also halts executions from September 1, 2025, to September 1, 2029, after which the law expires.

Texas HB2792 mandates a study on capital punishment costs and impacts, and imposes a moratorium on executions from 2025 to 2029.

Texas HB2792 requires the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to study the costs and impacts of capital punishment, including demographic disparities and effects on families. The study will compare the costs of death sentences versus life without parole, covering execution, food, housing, medicine, personnel, security, and appeals. The department must submit a report by December 1, 2028, to the governor, lieutenant governor, legislature, and the Board of Pardons and Paroles. The bill also halts executions from September 1, 2025, to September 1, 2029, after which the law expires.