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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compensation under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act |
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for certain lost wages. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 56B.106(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) An immediate family member or household member of a |
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deceased victim may not receive more than $5,000 [$1,000] in lost |
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wages as a result of bereavement leave taken by the family or |
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household member. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to compensation for criminally injurious conduct occurring on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. Compensation for criminally |
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injurious conduct occurring before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the conduct occurred, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, criminally injurious conduct occurred |
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before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense |
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underlying the conduct occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |