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SB611Introduced in the Senate

Codifying common-law definition of involuntary manslaughter

IntroducedSenate Judiciary

Introduced by Joey Garcia, District 13

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The purpose of this bill is to codify the common-law definition of the misdemeanor offense of involuntary manslaughter and to specify that a defendant's act must proximately cause the death of another for a conviction to result.

Where it stands

To Judiciary

January 27, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Judiciary

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. To Judiciary

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