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HB2017Introduced in the House

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.

Passed

Introduced by Stan Gerdes, District 17

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.

Where it stands

Effective on 9/1/25

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House adopts conference committee report RV#4128 · June 1, 2025

96

Yes

38

No

16

Absent or Not Voting

150 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Gary Vandeaver1Yes
Brent Money2Yes
Cecil Bell3Yes
Keith Bell4Yes
Cole Hefner5Yes
Daniel Alders6Yes
Jay Dean7Yes
Cody Harris8Absent
Trent Ashby9Yes
Brian Harrison10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Read first time

  3. Referred to Corrections

  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  5. Considered in public hearing

  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  7. Left pending in committee

  8. Considered in public hearing

  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  11. Committee report distributed

  12. Committee report sent to Calendars

  13. Considered in Calendars

  14. Placed on General State Calendar

  15. Read 2nd time

  16. Postponed 5/5/25 2:00 PM

  17. Laid out as postponed business

  18. Amended 1-Gerdes

  19. Passed to engrossment as amended

  20. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  21. Read 3rd time

  22. Passed

  23. Record vote RV#1420

  24. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  25. Reported engrossed

  26. Received from the House

  27. Read first time

  28. Referred to Criminal Justice

  29. Posting rule suspended

  30. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  31. Considered in public hearing

  32. Vote taken in committee

  33. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  34. Committee report printed and distributed

  35. Placed on intent calendar

  36. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  37. Record vote

  38. Read 2nd time

  39. Amendment(s) offered FA1 King

  40. Amended

  41. Vote recorded in Journal

  42. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  43. Record vote

  44. Three day rule suspended

  45. Record vote

  46. Read 3rd time

  47. Passed

  48. Record vote

  49. Senate passage as amended reported

  50. Senate Amendments distributed

  51. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  52. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments

  53. House requests conference committee

  54. House appoints conferees

  55. House refuses to concur-reported

  56. House requests conference committee-reported

  57. House appoints conferees-reported

  58. Senate grants request for conference comm.

  59. Senate appoints conferees

  60. Conference committee report filed

  61. Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  62. Senate grants request for conf comm-reported

  63. Senate appoints conferees-reported

  64. Rules suspended

  65. Vote recorded in Journal

  66. Senate adopts conference committee report

  67. Record vote

  68. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  69. House adopts conference committee report

  70. Record vote RV#4128

  71. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  72. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  73. Reported enrolled

  74. Signed in the House

  75. Signed in the Senate

  76. Sent to the Governor

  77. Signed by the Governor

  78. Effective on 9/1/25

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