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HB 144, 63rd R.S.

Increasing the penalty for certain capital offenses; amending Articles 48, 84, 309, 1189, 1257 as amended, and 1408, Penal Code of Texas, 1925; amending Section 3-a, Chapter 274, Acts of the 40th Legislature, Regular Session, 1927, as amended (Article 1257b, Vernon's Texas Penal Code); amending Section 1, Chapter 12, Acts of the 42nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1931, as amended (Article 1177a, Vernon's Texas Penal Code); amending Section 23(c), Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, as amended (Article 725b, Vernon's Texas Penal Code); amending Section 15(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, 1965, as amended; and declaring an emergency.

Last action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

Author: Forrest Green

Companion:

SB 7 (Identical)

Subjects:
Crimes--Capital Punishment
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment

House Committee: Criminal Jurisprudence ()

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