By: Huffman, et al. S.J.R. No. 87       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION         proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail   to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who   have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for   certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new   offense.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by   adding Section 11f to read as follows:          Sec. 11f.  (a)  This section applies only to a person accused   of committing one or more of the following offenses:                (1)  murder;                (2)  capital murder;                (3)  aggravated assault if the person:                      (A)  caused serious bodily injury, as that term is   defined by general law, to another; or                      (B)  used a firearm, club, knife, or explosive   weapon, as those terms are defined by general law, during the   commission of the assault;                (4)  aggravated kidnapping;                (5)  aggravated robbery;                (6)  aggravated sexual assault;                (7)  indecency with a child;                (8)  trafficking of persons; or                (9)  continuous trafficking of persons.          (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this   constitution, a person to whom this section applies shall be denied   bail pending trial if a judge or magistrate determines after a   hearing that the attorney representing the state demonstrates:                (1)  probable cause exists to believe that the person   engaged in conduct constituting an offense described by Subsection   (a) of this section; and                (2)  the person:                      (A)  was previously convicted of an offense   described by Subsection (a) of this section; or                      (B)  at the time of the new offense, was released   on bail for an offense described by Subsection (a) of this section.          (c)  At a hearing described by this section, a person is   entitled to be represented by counsel.          SECTION 2.  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 to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony   who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail   for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new   offense."