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SB1637 • 2025

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
King
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-06-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-06-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate discharges conferees-reported

  5. 2025-06-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  6. 2025-06-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  7. 2025-06-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  8. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate discharges conferees

  9. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  11. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  13. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Conference committee report filed

  14. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    House grants request for conf comm-reported

  15. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    House appoints conferees-reported

  16. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    House grants request for conference committee

  17. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    House appoints conferees

  18. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  19. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read

  20. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate refuses to concur

  21. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate requests conference committee

  22. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate appoints conferees

  23. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate refuses to concur-reported

  24. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate requests conference committee-reported

  25. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  26. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  27. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  28. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#943

  29. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage as amended reported

  31. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  32. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out in lieu of companion. CSHB 2436

  33. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  34. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Moody and Anchía

  35. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment tabled. 2-Manuel

  36. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#812

  37. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  39. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#813

  40. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  42. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  43. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  44. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  45. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  46. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

  47. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  48. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  49. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  50. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  51. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment(s) offered. FA1 Alvarado

  52. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended

  53. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  54. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  55. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  56. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  57. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  58. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  59. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  60. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  61. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  62. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  63. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  64. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  65. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  66. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  67. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  68. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  69. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  70. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  71. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  72. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  73. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  74. 2025-02-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  75. 2025-02-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1637 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 1637

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 lawful discharge of the officer's official duties.

(f)

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

at the time of the offense, the officer:

(1)

was engaged in the actual discharge of the

officer's official duties; and

(2)

reasonably believed the discharge of the officer's

firearm was justified under Chapter 9.

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. 1637 passed the Senate on

April 9, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3; and that the

Senate concurred in House amendment on June 1, 2025, by the

following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1637 passed the House, with

amendment, on April 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 102,

Nays 41, two present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor