Monitoring the SessionSB 1774
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 increasing the criminal penalty for certain acts of official oppression.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Applies when an officer causes serious bodily injury or shows a deadly weapon.
The bill raises the penalty for official oppression, the offense of a public servant abusing their office, when a peace officer causes or threatens bodily injury and, while doing so, causes serious bodily injury or uses or shows a deadly weapon. In those cases the offense becomes a second degree felony instead of a Class A misdemeanor, and prosecutors may also charge under any other Penal Code section the same conduct violates. It touches peace officers and the people they deal with, keeps the existing third degree felony for faking school data reports, and applies to conduct on or after September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 183 (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 SB 183 (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 28, 2025 and referred to the Senate Criminal Justice committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB1774 · 2025-02-28
relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain acts of official oppression.
Applies when an officer causes serious bodily injury or shows a deadly weapon.
The bill raises the penalty for official oppression, the offense of a public servant abusing their office, when a peace officer causes or threatens bodily injury and, while doing so, causes serious bodily injury or uses or shows a deadly weapon. In those cases the offense becomes a second degree felony instead of a Class A misdemeanor, and prosecutors may also charge under any other Penal Code section the same conduct violates. It touches peace officers and the people they deal with, keeps the existing third degree felony for faking school data reports, and applies to conduct on or after September 1, 2025.
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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 · Sep 4, 2024 to Nov 30, 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.
$15,000.00
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 25, 2024 to Nov 3, 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: 100990780, 101043817.
$10,000.00
Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Oct 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: 101043817.
$8,833.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 4, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · on Nov 1, 2024. 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: 100990780.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$15,000.00
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 25, 2024 to Nov 3, 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: 100990780, 101043817.
$10,000.00
Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Oct 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: 101043817.
$8,833.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 4, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · on Nov 1, 2024. 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: 100990780.
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 Sen. Miles, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Feb 15, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty prescribed for certain acts of official oppression.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Feb 28, 2025
03/13/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Criminal Justice · Final status: Died in committee
Crimes--Against Persons--General
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment
The text as introduced · 338 words
89R448 JCG-D By: Miles S.B. No. 1774 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain acts of official oppression. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 39.03, Penal Code, is amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (e), (f), and (g) to read as follows: (d) Except as otherwise provided by this section, an [ An ] offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor . (e) An [ , except that an ] offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the public servant acted with the intent to impair the accuracy of data reported to the Texas Education Agency through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) described by Sections 48.008 and 48.009, Education Code, under a law requiring that reporting. (f) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree if the public servant, at the time of the commission of the offense, was a peace officer and: (1) caused bodily injury to another or threatened another with imminent bodily injury; and (2) while engaging in the conduct described by Subdivision (1): (A) caused serious bodily injury to another; or (B) used or exhibited a deadly weapon. (g) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or both sections. 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 occurred before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.