HB2436 • 2025

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Hefner
Last action: 2025-04-29
Official status: 04/29/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.

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Bill History

2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Companion considered in lieu of. SB 1637
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Laid on the table subject to call
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Postponed. 4/29/25 10:00 AM
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably as substituted
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
2025-02-05 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.

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89(R) HB 2436 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R21498 LHC-F

By: Hefner

H.B. No. 2436

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2436:

By: Hefner

C.S.H.B. No. 2436

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 22.05, Penal Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f) to read as

follows:

(c)
Except as otherwise provided by this subsection,

recklessness
[
Recklessness
] and danger are presumed if the actor

knowingly pointed a firearm at or in the direction of another

whether or not the actor believed the firearm to be loaded.
The

presumption under this subsection does not apply to a peace officer

engaged in the actual discharge of the officer's official duties.

(f)

Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to a peace officer

engaged in the actual discharge of the officer's official duties.

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.