Monitoring the Session

HB 1582

Bill raising the minimum term for aggravated sexual assault

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Daniel AldersRHouse 6

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated sexual assault.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

25-year floor whenever the victim is younger than 14.

The bill raises the minimum prison term for aggravated sexual assault to 25 years whenever the victim is younger than 14. Under current law that 25-year floor applies only when the victim is younger than six, or younger than 14 when certain aggravating conduct is involved. Starting September 1, 2025, anyone convicted of this offense against a child under 14 faces at least 25 years, whatever the manner of the offense.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Dec 11, 2024 and referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1582 · 2024-12-11

SOLD BY

Rep. Daniel AldersRHouse 6

+ 17 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated sexual assault.

WHAT IT DOES

25-year floor whenever the victim is younger than 14.

The bill raises the minimum prison term for aggravated sexual assault to 25 years whenever the victim is younger than 14. Under current law that 25-year floor applies only when the victim is younger than six, or younger than 14 when certain aggravating conduct is involved. Starting September 1, 2025, anyone convicted of this offense against a child under 14 faces at least 25 years, whatever the manner of the offense.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  4. Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Daniel Alders

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$35KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$15KJames Perkins$15,000

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$35,275.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$35,275.00

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$275.00
Total
$35,275.00
fundraiser $275.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100989514, 101008114, 101031097, 101071763.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$15,225.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$15,225.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$225.00
Total
$15,225.00
advertising $125.00media $100.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100989514, 101008114, 101031097, 101068278, 101071763.

James Perkins$15,000.00
Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$35,275.00

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$275.00
Total
$35,275.00
fundraiser $275.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100989514, 101008114, 101031097, 101071763.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$15,225.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$225.00
Total
$15,225.00
advertising $125.00media $100.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100989514, 101008114, 101031097, 101068278, 101071763.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Dec 11, 2024

04/01/2025 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Briscoe CainRHouse 128 David CookRHouse 96 Hillary HicklandRHouse 55 Andy HopperRHouse 64 Lacey HullRHouse 138 Carrie IsaacRHouse 73 Jeff LeachRHouse 67 Mitch LittleRHouse 65 AJ LouderbackRHouse 30 Brent MoneyRHouse 2 Keresa RichardsonRHouse 61 Alan SchoolcraftRHouse 44 Tony TinderholtRHouse 94 Steve TothRHouse 15 Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19 Cody VasutRHouse 25 Charlene Ward JohnsonDHouse 139

House committee · Criminal Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual

Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment

Minors--Crimes Against

SEXUAL ASSAULT

Text

The text as introduced · 223 words

By: Alders
H.B. No. 1582

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated sexual

assault.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 22.021(f), Penal Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(f) The minimum term of imprisonment for an offense under

this section is increased to 25 years if[ :

[ (1) ] the victim of the offense is younger than 14

[ six ] years of age at the time the offense is committed[ ; or

[ (2) the victim of the offense is younger than 14 years

of age at the time the offense is committed and the actor commits

the offense in a manner described by Subsection (a)(2)(A) ].

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 was

committed before that date.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.