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Senator Whitmire honored as a Best Legislator of 2005 for stopping bills that lengthened prison sentences!

 
 

Editorials opposing bills that increase incarceration:
 
Most likely bill that increases incarceration: HB151
 
Dean Whitmire has stopped bills that would increase prison sentences for breaking-in to a vehicle like HB 151.  Instead of increasing prison time, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee passed out SB 1874 by Dean Whitmire cosponsored by every member of the Senate to add preventing car burglaries to the duties of the Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority.
 
 
Organizations that oppose making breaking-into-a-vehicle a felony:
Ministers Advisory Council & Houston Ministers Against Crime
Winner's Circle Peer Support Network
Unlock Your Vote
Texas NAACP
Texas LULAC
Texas Justice Network
Texas Inmate Families Association
Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
Mothers (and Fathers) for the Advancement of Social Systems
Friends of Justice
Baptist General Convention of Texas, Christian Life Commission
American Civil Liberties Union of Texas
 

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Other Bills That Increase Incarceration

 

House Bills


 HB 13    Corte Relating to punishment for the sale of an alcoholic beverage to a minor.

 


 HB 27    Callegari Relating to the penalties for intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter and to the sentencing of defendants convicted of those offenses.

 


 HB 33    Eissler Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of deceptive business practices.

 


 HB 35    Eissler Relating to the offense of burglary of vehicles, theft, and tampering with identification numbers.

 


 HB 51    Smith, Todd Relating to the punishment prescribed for and conditions of community supervision imposed on certain persons who commit intoxication offenses.

 


 HB 53    Branch Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.

 


 HB 56    Denny Relating to the offense of tampering with a direct recording electronic voting machine.
Companions: SB 475 (I)    

 


 HB 65    McClendon Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to designate and enforce drug-free zones.

 


 HB 79    Riddle Relating to the punishment for the offense of making a false report regarding a missing child or missing person.

 


 HB 83    Riddle Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for release on community supervision.

 


 HB 103    Van Arsdale Relating to the punishment for the offense of possession of a gambling device, equipment, or paraphernalia.

 


 HB 144    Farrar Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of vehicles.
Companions: HB 1373 (I)    

 


 HB 151    Truitt Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.
Companions: HB 53 (I)    SB 138 (I)    

 


 HB 163    Berman Relating to the punishment for the offenses of forgery, credit, or debit card abuse, and fraudulent use or possession of identifying information.

 


 HB 164    Berman Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct related to the manufacture of methamphetamine and to the distribution and retail sales of pseudophedrine.
Companions: SB 112 (I)    

 


 HB 190    Guillen Relating to possession of certain devices affecting operation of a traffic-control signal.
Companions: SB 175 (I)    

 


 HB 197    Guillen Relating to the punishment for the offense of criminal mischief.
Track Code(s): 1STC, @15L

 


 HB 311    McReynolds Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of making a false report to a peace officer or law enforcement employee.

 


 HB 360    Talton Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated assault.
Companions: SB 661 (I)    

 


 HB 369    Farabee Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of racing a motor vehicle on a public highway.


 


 HB 374    Solomons Relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while having certain amounts of certain controlled substances in the body.

 


 HB 402    Villarreal Relating to the punishment for the offense of prohibited sexual conduct.


 


 HB 416    Menendez Relating to the punishment for individuals who evade arrest after committing the offense of murder.

 


 HB 433    Dutton Relating top restrictions on the disclosure of certain criminal history records and to the duty of law enforcement agencies regarding records associated with certain defendants.

 


 HB 436    Dutton Relating to criminal and civil penalties for committing certain offenses involving prostitution.

 


 HB 500    Brown, Betty Relating to the prosecution of the offense of credit card or debit card abuse.
Companions: SB 513 (I)    

 


 HB 501    Brown, Betty Relating to the criminal penalty for the unlawful delivery of a dangerous drug on a school bus or in a drug-free zone.
Companions: SB 512 (I)    

 


 HB 502    Guillen Relating to prohibiting a person from providing urine to another with intent to defeat or defraud a drug-screening test.

 


 HB 514    Hunter Relating to the penalty for failure to yield the right-of-way.

 


 HB 521    Goolsby Relating to restraining dogs with certain chains or tethers.

 


 HB 527    Bohac Relating to the punishment of certain assaults committed against employees of primary and secondary schools.

 


 HB 576    Haggerty Relating to restrictions on the use of stun guns.

 


 HB 581    Reyna Relating to the punishment for the offense of stealing or receiving a stolen check or similar sight order.

 


 HB 582    Reyna Relating to prohibiting stun guns.

 


 HB 692    Menendez Relating to the punishment for and certain civil consequences of committing the offense of prostitution.

 


 HB 713    Quintanilla Relating to the punishment for forgery committed against an elderly person.

 


 HB 714    Quintanilla Relating to the punishment for criminal simulation committed against an elderly person.

 


 HB 715    Quintanilla Relating to the punishment for credit card or debit card abuse committed against an elderly person.

 


 HB 716    Quintanilla Relating to the punishment for false statements to obtain property or credit committed against an elderly person.

 


 HB 717    Quintanilla Relating to the punishment for fraudulent use or possession of an elderly person's identifying information.

 


 HB 752    Giddings Relating to the penalty for theft of identifying information.
Companions: SB 1220 (I)    

 


 HB 778    Quintanilla Relating to the punishment for the crime of issuance of a bad check committed against an elderly person.

 


 HB 877    Talton Relating to certain complaints and records with respect to certain child-care facilities and family homes.

 


 HB 926    Hochberg Relating to creating the offense of absconding from parole.

 


 HB 1052    Guillen Relating to the creation of an offense for family violence committed in the presence of a child.

 


 HB 1067    Hegar Relating to banning air guns, conducted energy weapons, facsimile firearms, and stun guns from certain premises.

 


 HB 1095    Menendez Relating to the offense of harassment by persons in certain correctional facilities and to creating the offense of harassment of public servant.

 


 HB 1096    Edwards Relating to the regulation of dogs.
Companions: SB 1111 (I)    

 


 HB 1242    Hopson Relating to the harassment of person by individuals under arrest or detained by a peace officer.

 


 HB 1245    Hopson Relating to the enforcement of the condition for release on bond of a defendant charged with certain intoxication offense that requires the use of a motor vehicle ignition interlock device.

 


 HB 1275    Zedler Relating to the punishment for the offense of injury to a child.

 


 HB 1324    Pena Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of vehicles.
Companions: SB 366 (I)    

 


 HB 1371    Jones, Jesse Relating to certain offenses that involve impersonating a peace officer or other public servant and misrepresenting the nature of certain property.

 


 HB 1373    Jones, Jesse Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of vehicles.
Companions: HB 144 (I)    

 


 HB 1454    Goolsby Relating to the enforcement of the prohibition of the sale of fireworks to an intoxicated persons and to the prosecution of offenses involving fireworks.

 


 HB 1466    Hamilton Relating to the punishment for the offense of harboring a runaway child.

 


 HB 1539    Hamric Relating to the punishment of the offense of trespassing and to requiring certain defendants convicted of that offense to register as sex offenders.

 


 HB 1574    Miller Relating to the offense of fraudulent use or possession of a deceased person's identifying information.


 


 HB 1591    Driver Relating to enhancing the penalty for manufacture or delivery of methamphetamine.
Companions: SB 108 (I)    

 


 HB 1592    Driver Relating to enhancing the penalty for the manufacture of methamphetamine if a child is present on the premises where the offense is committed.
Companions: SB 109 (I)    

 


 HB 1593    Driver Relating to the punishment for the offense of criminal conspiracy to manufacture certain controlled substances.
Companions: SB 110 (I)    

 


 HB 1634    Allen, Ray Relating to arson and arson investigation.

 


 HB 1714    Zedler Relating to the offense of murder of a child.

 


 HB 1762    Phillips Relating to the punishment for a person with multiple convictions for identical misdemeanor offenses.

 


 HB 1807    Driver Relating to the offense of attack on an assistance animal.

 


 HB 1810    Moreno, Paul Relating to the penalty for an offense committed during the inattentive operation of a motor vehicle.

 


 HB 1871    Keel Relating to creating an offense for the unauthorized operation of a recording device in a motion picture theater.

 


 HB 1994    Talton Relating to the offense of assisting multiple voters who cast a ballot by mail.

 


 HB 2104    Delisi Relating to the prosecution of the offense of hindering apprehension or prosecution.

 


 HB 2213    Quintanilla Relating to the punishment for certain crimes of fraud committed against elderly persons.

 


 HB 2222    Menendez Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain offenses involving animal fighting.

 


 HB 2228    McCall Relating to the creation of the offense of on-line sexual solicitation of a minor.

 


 HB 2271    Riddle Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of failure to identify.

 


 HB 2295    Cook, Robby Relating to exceptions to the application of an offense.

 


 HB 2297    Cook, Robby Relating to penalties for repeat and habitual misdemeanor offenders.

 


 HB 2358    Raymond Relating to the offense of identity theft by electronic device and to notice to certain persons of the penalties associated with that offense.

 


 HB 2840    Chisum Relating to the regulation of dogs.

 


 HB 2842    Chisum Relating to the criminal penalty for providing false information from outside auditors.

 


 HB 3006    Hilderbran Relating to certain requirements and limitations relating to a person's age, school attendance, marital status, residency and relations by consanguinity and affinity.

 


 HB 3018    Orr Relating to penalties for repeat and habitual felony offenders.

 


 HB 3122    Giddings Relating to prohibiting the sale, possession, or use of a device that vaporizes alcoholic beverages for the purpose of inhalation.

 


 HB 3193    Bailey Relating to the offense of arson and to the sentencing of that offense.

 


 HB 3241    Smith, Todd Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of engaging in certain intoxication offenses or refusing to submit to the taking of a specimen to test for intoxication.

 


 HB 3353    Driver Relating to the continuation of criminal offenses involving the interception of certain communications for law enforcement purposes.

 


 HB 3376    Taylor Relating to criminal offenses involving theft and fraud.

 


 HB 3387    Talton Relating to offenses committed within a school zone.

 


 HB 3472    Moreno, Joe Relating to the punishment for the offense of theft committed during a natural disaster.
Companions: SB 1761 (I)    

 

Senate Bills


 SB 26    Zaffirini Relating to the punishment for and conditions of community supervision imposed on certain persons who commit intoxication offenses.

 


 SB 108    Estes Relating to enhancing the penalty for manufacture or delivery of methamphetamine.
Companions: HB 1591 (I)    

 


 SB 109    Estes Relating to enhancing the penalty for the manufacture of methamphetamine if a child is present on the premises where the offense is committed.
Companions: HB 1592 (I)    

 


 SB 110    Estes Relating to the punishment for the offense of criminal conspiracy to manufacture certain controlled substances.
Companions: HB 1593 (I)    

 


 SB 112    Van de Putte Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct related to the manufacture of methamphetamine and to the distribution and retail sales of pseudoephedrine.
Companions: HB 164 (I)    

 


 SB 138    Nelson Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.
Companions: HB 53 (I)    HB 151 (I)    

 


 SB 289    West, Royce Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of vehicles.

 


 SB 312    Deuell Relating to the use, sales, purchase, or possession of a traffic-control signal preemption device.

 


 SB 365    Staples Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of coin-operated or coin collection machines.

 


 SB 366    Staples Relating to the punishment for the offense or burglary of vehicles.
Companions: HB 1324 (I)    

 


 SB 512    Deuell Relating to the criminal penalty for the unlawful delivery of a dangerous drug on a school bus or in a drug-free zone.
Companions: HB 501 (I)    

 


 SB 612    Whitmire Relating to the prosecution of the offense of interference with public duties.
Companions: HB 825 (I)    

 


 SB 661    Ellis, Rodney Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated assault.
Companions: HB 360 (I)    

 


 SB 816    Deuell relating to the offense of harassment by persons in certain correctional facilities and to creating the offense of harassment of public servant.
Companions: HB 1095 (I)    

 


 SB 859    Ellis, Rodney Relating to a motor vehicle passing a bicyclist.

 


 SB 902    Whitmire Relating to procedures for certain persons charged with an administrative violation of a condition of release from the Department of Criminal Justice on parole of mandatory supervision.
Companions: HB 1661 (I)    

 


 SB 1111    Ellis, Rodney Relating to the regulation of dogs.
Companions: HB 1096 (I)    

 


 SB 1220    Ellis, Rodney Relating to the penalty for theft of identifying information.
Companions: HB 752 (I)    

 


 SB 1294    Deuell Relating to the punishment for the offense of obscenity.
Companions: HB 1074 (I)    

 


 SB 1576    Williams Relating to the criminal penalty for providing false information to outside auditors.

 


 SB 1589    Carona Relating to fraudulent documents offered to the county clerk for filing.

 


 SB 1683    Jackson, Mike Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of coin-operated or coin collection machines.

 


 SB 1715    Van de Putte Relating to mandatory jail time for certain child support obligors who fail to refuse to pay child support.

 


 SB 1721    Gallegos Relating to increasing the penalty for unauthorized use of a vehicle.

 


 SB 1727    Gallegos Relating to the offense of arson and to the sentencing of that offense.

 


 SB 1761    Gallegos Relating to the punishment for the offense of theft committed during a natural disaster.
Companions: HB 3472 (I)