82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3, Chapter 1119 Page: 1 of 5

H.B. No. 3

Chapter 1119
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the imposition of a sentence of life without parole on
3 certain defendants who commit certain sexual offenses.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Section 5(d), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
6 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
7 (d) In all other cases the judge may grant deferred
8 adjudication unless:
9 (1) the defendant is charged with an offense:
10 (A) under Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code; or
11 (B) for which punishment may be increased under
12 Section 481.134(c), (d), (e), or (f), Health and Safety Code, if it
13 is shown that the defendant has been previously convicted of an
14 offense for which punishment was increased under any one of those
15 subsections;
16 (2) the defendant:
17 (A) is charged with an offense under Section
18 21.11, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code, regardless of the age of the
19 victim, or a felony described by Section 13B(b) of this article; and
20 (B) has previously been placed on community
21 supervision for any offense under Paragraph (A) of this
22 subdivision; or
23 (3) the defendant is charged with an offense under:
24 (A) Section 21.02, Penal Code; or