Monitoring the SessionHB 2055
Died in committee
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
relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by an individual younger than 21 years of age.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Ages 18, 19 and 20 get life with parole eligibility instead.
The bill raises the age below which a person cannot be sentenced to death from 18 to 21. It touches people convicted of capital felonies committed when they were 18, 19 or 20, who would now get life with parole eligibility instead of death or life without parole. Starting September 1, 2025, the change applies to pending cases and appeals but does not reopen final convictions.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1362 by Rep. Wu (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1362 by Rep. Wu (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 24, 2025 and referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2055 · 2025-01-24
relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by an individual younger than 21 years of age.
Ages 18, 19 and 20 get life with parole eligibility instead.
The bill raises the age below which a person cannot be sentenced to death from 18 to 21. It touches people convicted of capital felonies committed when they were 18, 19 or 20, who would now get life with parole eligibility instead of death or life without parole. Starting September 1, 2025, the change applies to pending cases and appeals but does not reopen final convictions.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 9, 2024 to Jun 29, 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.
$85,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 8, 2024 to Jun 17, 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: 100979067, 101003930, 101054759.
$25,000.00
Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 2025. 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: 101003930.
$14,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to May 18, 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: 100979067, 101024872, 101054759.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$85,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 8, 2024 to Jun 17, 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: 100979067, 101003930, 101054759.
$25,000.00
Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 2025. 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: 101003930.
$14,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to May 18, 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: 100979067, 101024872, 101054759.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Wu, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 28, 2023: Left pending in committee
Relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by an individual younger than 21 years of age.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Jan 24, 2025
03/14/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Criminal Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee
Crimes--Capital Punishment
The text as introduced · 418 words
89R1732 CJD-D By: Moody H.B. No. 2055 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by an individual younger than 21 years of age. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 8.07(c), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) No person may, in any case, be punished by death for an offense committed while the person was younger than 21 [ 18 ] years. SECTION 2. Section 12.31, Penal Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 12.31. CAPITAL FELONY. (a) An individual adjudged guilty of a capital felony in a case in which the state seeks the death penalty shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life without parole or by death. An individual adjudged guilty of a capital felony in a case in which the state does not seek the death penalty shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for: (1) life, if the individual committed the offense when younger than 21 [ 18 ] years of age; or (2) life without parole, if the individual committed the offense when 21 [ 18 ] years of age or older. (b) In a capital felony trial in which the state seeks the death penalty, prospective jurors shall be informed that a sentence of life imprisonment without parole or death is mandatory on conviction of a capital felony. In a capital felony trial in which the state does not seek the death penalty, prospective jurors shall be informed that the state is not seeking the death penalty and that: (1) a sentence of life imprisonment is mandatory on conviction of the capital felony, if the individual committed the offense when younger than 21 [ 18 ] years of age; or (2) a sentence of life imprisonment without parole is mandatory on conviction of the capital felony, if the individual committed the offense when 21 [ 18 ] years of age or older. SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act: (1) applies to a criminal action pending, on appeal, or commenced on or after the effective date of this Act, regardless of whether the criminal action is based on an offense committed before, on, or after the effective date of this Act; and (2) does not affect a final conviction that exists on the effective date of this Act. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.