89R9117 LHC-D     By: Gerdes H.B. No. 2017       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and   changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory   supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of   intoxication manslaughter.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  This Act may be cited as Grayson's Law.          SECTION 2.  Section 49.08, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Subsection (c) to read as follows:          (c)  The minimum term of imprisonment for an offense under   this section is increased to 10 years if it is shown on the trial of   the offense that at the time of the offense the person was present   in this country following the commission of an offense under   Chapter 51.          SECTION 3.  Article 42A.059, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          Art. 42A.059.  PLACEMENT ON COMMUNITY SUPERVISION   PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES INVOLVING ILLEGAL ENTRY INTO THIS   STATE. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a   defendant is not eligible for community supervision, including   deferred adjudication community supervision, under this chapter if   the defendant is charged with or convicted of an offense under:                (1)  Chapter 51, Penal Code; or                (2)  Section 49.08, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable under Subsection (c) of that section.          SECTION 4.  Section 508.145, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (e-1) to read as follows:          (e-1)  An inmate serving a sentence for an offense punishable   under Section 49.08(c), Penal Code, is not eligible for release on   parole until the actual calendar time served, without consideration   of good conduct time, equals 10 years.          SECTION 5.  Section 508.147, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as   follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-1) and Section   508.149, a parole panel shall order the release of an inmate who is   not on parole to mandatory supervision when the actual calendar   time the inmate has served plus any accrued good conduct time equals   the term to which the inmate was sentenced.          (a-1)  An inmate serving a sentence for an offense punishable   under Section 49.08(c), Penal Code, may not be released to   mandatory supervision unless:                (1)  the inmate's actual calendar time served, without   consideration of good conduct time, equals at least 10 years; and                (2)  the inmate is otherwise eligible for release under   Subsection (a).          SECTION 6.  The changes in law made by this Act apply 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 7.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.