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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of a warrant for a violation of a condition |
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of community supervision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 42A.751, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A judge may not issue a warrant under this article for a |
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violation of any condition of community supervision unless the |
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attorney representing the state has filed a motion to revoke, |
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modify, or extend the defendant's community supervision. |
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(a-1) At any time during the period of community |
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supervision, the judge may issue a warrant for a violation of any |
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condition of community supervision and cause a defendant convicted |
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under Section 43.02 or 43.021, Penal Code, Chapter 481, Health and |
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Safety Code, or Sections 485.031 through 485.035, Health and Safety |
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Code, or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision |
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after being charged with one of those offenses, to be subject to: |
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(1) the control measures of Section 81.083, Health and |
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Safety Code; and |
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(2) the court-ordered-management provisions of |
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Subchapter G, Chapter 81, Health and Safety Code. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a warrant issued on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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warrant issued before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the warrant was issued, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |