Texas SB518 changes eligibility for community supervision and parole for repeat intoxication offenders.

Texas SB518 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to exclude certain repeat intoxication offenders from eligibility for community supervision and parole. Specifically, it applies to defendants convicted of offenses such as murder, capital murder, aggravated kidnapping, trafficking of persons, and others. The changes apply only to offenses committed after the effective date of the Act, which is September 1, 2025. The bill also modifies the Government Code to deny parole eligibility to inmates serving sentences for certain offenses if they have been previously convicted two or more times.

Texas SB518 changes eligibility for community supervision and parole for repeat intoxication offenders.

Texas SB518 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to exclude certain repeat intoxication offenders from eligibility for community supervision and parole. Specifically, it applies to defendants convicted of offenses such as murder, capital murder, aggravated kidnapping, trafficking of persons, and others. The changes apply only to offenses committed after the effective date of the Act, which is September 1, 2025. The bill also modifies the Government Code to deny parole eligibility to inmates serving sentences for certain offenses if they have been previously convicted two or more times.