Texas HB548 increases penalties for vehicle burglary and limits community supervision hours for various offenses.

Texas HB548 amends the state's Penal Code to increase the criminal penalty for the offense of burglary of a vehicle. Specifically, it raises the penalty to a state jail felony with a minimum term of confinement if the defendant has been previously convicted of a similar offense. It also elevates the offense to a third-degree felony if the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times or if the vehicle is a rail car.

Texas HB548 increases penalties for vehicle burglary and limits community supervision hours for various offenses.

Texas HB548 amends the state's Penal Code to increase the criminal penalty for the offense of burglary of a vehicle. Specifically, it raises the penalty to a state jail felony with a minimum term of confinement if the defendant has been previously convicted of a similar offense. It also elevates the offense to a third-degree felony if the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times or if the vehicle is a rail car.