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S.B. No. 745 AN ACT relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication manslaughter in certain circumstances. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 49.09(b-2), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows: (b-2) An offense under Section 49.08 is a felony of the first degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person caused the death of: (1) a person described by Subsection (b-1); or (2) more than one person during the same criminal transaction. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 745 passed the Senate on April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 745 passed the House on May 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 9, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
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