HB 3207

bill widening intoxication assault to any bodily injury

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 prosecution and punishment of the offense of intoxication assault; increasing a criminal penalty.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Ordinary injury becomes a state jail felony. Boating and ride operation count too.

The bill widens the intoxication assault offense so it covers drunk driving, boating, flying or ride operation that causes any bodily injury, not just serious bodily injury. Causing ordinary bodily injury becomes a state jail felony, while serious bodily injury stays a third-degree felony, and causing bodily injury to a peace officer on duty becomes a second-degree felony. It touches anyone who drives or operates a vehicle, watercraft, aircraft or amusement ride while intoxicated and injures someone, starting September 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3207 · 2025-02-21

SOLD BY

Rep. Jay DeanRHouse 7

ITEM

relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of intoxication assault; increasing a criminal penalty.

WHAT IT DOES

Ordinary injury becomes a state jail felony. Boating and ride operation count too.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 30, 2025

Expanding the conduct constituting and modifying the penalty for an existing offense may result in additional demands upon state and local correctional resources due to a possible increase in the number of individuals placed under supervision in the community or sentenced to a term of confinement. The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to a lack of data to estimate the prevalence of bodily injury resulting from the intoxication offenses outlined in the bill's provisions that would be subject to criminal penalties.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Feb 21, 2025Filed
Mar 20, 2025Read first time
Mar 20, 2025Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Apr 22, 2025Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
May 1, 2025Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
May 1, 2025No action taken in subcommittee
May 5, 2025Posting rule suspended
May 6, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 6, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 6, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
May 6, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
May 6, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

ALREADY A CRIME · analysis confidence 35%

THE TEXT

…“causes bodily injury or serious bodily injury to”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

Based on general knowledge of Texas law, intoxicated driving is already an offense under the Penal Code, and causing bodily injury can already be charged as assault, so part of this expansion overlaps existing offenses. The bill's real change is a higher penalty for conduct already covered, which its caption openly admits.

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Jay Dean

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$74K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$47K Texas Sands PAC$42K

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 28, 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$74,300.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$74,300.00

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $9,300.00
Total: $74,300.00

polling $9,300.00

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 · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 19, 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: 101007728, 101025857, 101035931, 101070129.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$46,524.22

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$46,524.22

Cash: $566.02
Paid by others: $45,958.20
Total: $46,524.22

canvassing $42,750.00printing $3,208.20

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 17, 2026 to Feb 20, 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: 101036566.

Texas Sands PAC$42,166.67

Texas Sands PAC

$42,166.67

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $4,666.67
Total: $42,166.67

polling $4,666.67

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 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.

Report IDs: 100989410, 101025857, 101036566, 101070129.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$74,300.00

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $9,300.00
Total: $74,300.00

polling $9,300.00

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 · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 19, 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: 101007728, 101025857, 101035931, 101070129.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$46,524.22

Cash: $566.02
Paid by others: $45,958.20
Total: $46,524.22

canvassing $42,750.00printing $3,208.20

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 17, 2026 to Feb 20, 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: 101036566.

Texas Sands PAC

$42,166.67

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $4,666.67
Total: $42,166.67

polling $4,666.67

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 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.

Report IDs: 100989410, 101025857, 101036566, 101070129.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 30, 2025

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

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 Feb 21, 2025

05/06/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

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 · Committee vote 6 aye, 3 nay · Final status: Did not pass

Subjects

Crimes--Against Persons--General

Criminal Procedure--General

Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment

Law Enforcement

Text

The text as introduced · 431 words

89R8866 CJD-D

By: Dean
H.B. No. 3207

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of

intoxication assault; increasing a criminal penalty.

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

SECTION 1. Section 49.07, Penal Code, is amended to read as

follows:

Sec. 49.07. INTOXICATION ASSAULT. (a) A person commits an

offense if the person, by accident or mistake:

(1) while operating an aircraft, watercraft, or

amusement ride while intoxicated, or while operating a motor

vehicle in a public place while intoxicated, by reason of that

intoxication causes bodily injury or serious bodily injury to

another; or

(2) as a result of assembling a mobile amusement ride

while intoxicated causes bodily injury or serious bodily injury to

another.

(b) In this section, "serious bodily injury" means bodily

injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes

serious permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of

the function of any bodily member or organ.

(c) Except as provided by Section 49.09, an offense under

this section is :

(1) a state jail felony if the actor causes bodily

injury to another; or

(2) a felony of the third degree if the actor causes

serious bodily injury to another .

SECTION 2. Section 49.09(b-1), Penal Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(b-1) An offense under Section 49.07 is:

(1) a felony of the second degree if it is shown on the

trial of the offense that the person caused :

(A) serious bodily injury to a firefighter or

emergency medical services personnel while in the actual discharge

of an official duty; or

(B) bodily injury to a peace officer while the

officer was in the actual discharge of an official duty; or

(2) a felony of the first degree if it is shown on the

trial of the offense that the person caused serious bodily injury to

a peace officer or judge while the officer or judge was in the

actual discharge of an official duty.

SECTION 3. 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

covered by the law in effect when 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.