Monitoring the SessionHB 2649
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 extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
No capital murder conviction just because a coconspirator did the killing.
The bill changes the Texas conspiracy-liability rule so that a person cannot be found guilty of capital murder just because a coconspirator committed it during another planned felony. Defendants in capital murder cases who did not themselves intend the killing are the people it touches. Starting September 1, 2025, prosecutors would need another legal basis to hold such a defendant responsible for capital murder, while the conspiracy rule still applies to all other felonies.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 929 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 929 (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 Feb 11, 2025 and referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2649 · 2025-02-11
relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case.
No capital murder conviction just because a coconspirator did the killing.
The bill changes the Texas conspiracy-liability rule so that a person cannot be found guilty of capital murder just because a coconspirator committed it during another planned felony. Defendants in capital murder cases who did not themselves intend the killing are the people it touches. Starting September 1, 2025, prosecutors would need another legal basis to hold such a defendant responsible for capital murder, while the conspiracy rule still applies to all other felonies.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 29, 2024 to Oct 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.
$65,748.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 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: 100986461, 101011085, 101033172, 101044523, 101044526, 101072841.
$58,000.00
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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Feb 3, 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: 100986461, 101044526.
$36,000.00
Also funds 89 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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TeamDerived itemized flow · Jan 22, 2026 to Feb 28, 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: 101044523, 101061631.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$65,748.00
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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 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: 100986461, 101011085, 101033172, 101044523, 101044526, 101072841.
$58,000.00
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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Feb 3, 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: 100986461, 101044526.
$36,000.00
Also funds 89 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jan 22, 2026 to Feb 28, 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: 101044523, 101061631.
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. Dutton, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 2, 2023: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 11, 2025
03/18/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 18 2025 11:56AM
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
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment
The text as introduced · 260 words
89R11376 EAS-D By: Dutton H.B. No. 2649 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 7.02(b), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) If, in the attempt to carry out a conspiracy to commit one felony, another felony is committed by one of the conspirators, all conspirators are guilty of the felony actually committed, though having no intent to commit it, provided that [ if ] the offense was committed in furtherance of the unlawful purpose and was one that should have been anticipated as a result of the carrying out of the conspiracy. This subsection does not apply to the prosecution of the offense of capital murder. In this subsection, "conspiracy" means an agreement between two or more persons to commit a felony. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to the prosecution of an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. The prosecution of 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 occurred before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.