Denise Villalobos, Texas State Representative of 34th District | www.facebook.com
Denise Villalobos, Texas State Representative of 34th District | www.facebook.com
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the eligibility for parole release of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals. Specifically, it excludes inmates under sentence of death, life without parole, or those convicted of certain trafficking offenses and aggravated sexual assault from parole eligibility. The bill repeals Article 42.01991 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and Section 508.145(c-1) of the Government Code, impacting those sentenced under specified provisions. It applies only to offenses committed on or after the bill's effective date, which is set for Sept. 1, 2025, with prior offenses governed by the law in effect at the time they were committed.
Denise Villalobos, member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, proposed another 18 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Villalobos graduated from Texas A&M University-Kingsville in 2015 with a BA.
Denise Villalobos is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 34th House district. She replaced previous state representative Abel Herrero in 2025.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 5360 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute human trafficking offenses |
| HB 5351 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the election for which an application for a ballot to be voted by mail is requested |
| HB 5345 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities |
| HB 5344 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to provide services as an employee, volunteer, or contractor for certain agencies, including public school contractors, and access to the registry of persons who are not eligible for employment at public schools |
| HB 5340 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to regulation of vehicle storage facilities and the approval and regulation by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles of Internet websites for the public sale of certain abandoned vehicles by vehicle storage facility operators |
| HB 5192 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the operation of certain metropolitan transit authorities |
| HB 4576 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the operation of certain metropolitan transit authorities |
| HB 4575 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the selection and retention of an insurance broker by certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities |
| HB 4441 | 04/02/2025 | Relating to the administration of topical ophthalmic medications at certain health care facilities |
| HB 4376 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to the modification of a visitation plan for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services |
| HB 3910 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to presumptive eligibility of certain individuals for nursing facility care under Medicaid |
| HB 3844 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to individuals who are considered opportunity youth for purposes of administering certain federal workforce development funds |
| HB 3416 | 03/21/2025 | Relating to prohibiting a fee for the issuance of an official transcript by a public institution of higher education |
| HB 3094 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit for a year in which a property owner provides notice that the owner intends to appeal an order of an appraisal review board determining a protest by the owner regarding the appraisal of the owner's property |
| HB 2877 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the definition of a project financing zone for the purposes of certain municipalities that use certain tax revenue to fund convention center facilities, multipurpose arenas, venues, and related infrastructure |
| HB 2597 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to providing for a delay in the implementation of certain changes to the assignment of performance ratings under the public school accountability system |
| HB 2487 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to a hearing on the refusal to issue or the revocation or suspension of a vehicle title |
| HB 2309 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the forfeiture of certain contraband and the authority of the attorney general to bring certain forfeiture actions |
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