89R30683 E     By: Huffman, et al. S.J.R. No. 1     (Smithee, DeAyala, Little, Cook, Louderback, et al.)     Substitute the following for S.J.R. No. 1:  No.       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail   under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with certain   offenses punishable as a felony.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  This joint resolution shall be known as   Jocelyn's Law.          SECTION 2.  Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by   adding Section 11e to read as follows:          Sec. 11e.  (a)  In this section, "illegal alien" means an   alien who:                (1)  before the date of the commission of the offense:                      (A)  entered the United States without inspection   or at any time or any place other than as designated by the United   States attorney general; or                      (B)  was admitted as a nonimmigrant and failed to   maintain the nonimmigrant status under which the alien was admitted   or to which it was changed under applicable federal immigration law   or to comply with the conditions of the alien's status; and                (2)  did not attain and maintain lawful presence in the   United States before the date of the commission of the offense.          (b)  For purposes of this section, a person is lawfully   present in the United States only if the person is a United States   citizen or has been granted status as a lawful permanent resident,   asylee, or refugee or status as a parolee under a military parole in   place program.          (c)  This section applies only to an illegal alien who is   accused of committing one or more of the following offenses:                (1)  criminal solicitation, if the offense is   punishable as a felony of the first degree;                (2)  murder;                (3)  capital murder;                (4)  aggravated kidnapping;                (5)  trafficking of persons;                (6)  continuous trafficking of persons;                (7)  indecency with a child;                (8)  sexual assault;                (9)  aggravated sexual assault;                (10)  injury to a child, if the offense is punishable as   a felony;                (11)  aggravated robbery;                (12)  burglary, if:                      (A)  the offense is punishable as a felony of the   first degree; and                       (B)  the illegal alien committed the offense with   the intent to commit one or more of the following offenses   punishable as a felony:                            (i)  continuous sexual abuse of a young   child or disabled individual;                            (ii)  indecency with a child;                            (iii)  sexual assault;                            (iv)  aggravated sexual assault; or                            (v)  prohibited sexual conduct;                (13)  aggravated promotion of prostitution;                (14)  compelling prostitution;                (15)  sexual performance by a child;                (16)  possession or promotion of child pornography;                (17)  an offense punishable as a felony if:                      (A)  a deadly weapon, as that term is defined by   general law, was used or exhibited during the:                            (i)  commission of the offense; or                            (ii)  immediate flight from the commission   of the offense; and                      (B)  the illegal alien:                            (i)  used or exhibited the deadly weapon; or                            (ii)  was a party to the offense and knew   that a deadly weapon would be used or exhibited;                (18)  an offense under the Election Code that is   punishable as a felony of the third degree or any higher category of   offense;                (19)  an offense that involves the manufacture or   delivery of or possession with the intent to deliver a controlled   substance under the Health and Safety Code and that is punishable as   a felony; or                (20)  an offense punishable as a felony that involves   the manufacture, delivery, or possession of a controlled substance   and that was committed in a drug-free zone as provided by general   law, if the illegal alien has previously been convicted of an   offense punishable as a felony that involves the manufacture,   delivery, or possession of a controlled substance and that was   committed in a drug-free zone as provided by general law.          (d)  An illegal alien to whom this section applies shall be   denied bail pending trial if a judge or magistrate determines after   a hearing that probable cause exists to believe that the person   engaged in the conduct constituting the offense.          (e)  This section may not be construed to prevent a lawful   transfer of custody of an illegal alien who is denied bail under   this section.          SECTION 3.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.   The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring the denial of   bail under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with   certain offenses punishable as a felony."