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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the time period for conducting a pretrial hearing after |
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a criminal defendant has been restored to competency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 46B.084(d-1), Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d-1) This article does not require the criminal case to be |
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finally resolved within any specific period, except that any |
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pretrial hearing in the case must be conducted not later than the |
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30th day after the date of the court's determination under this |
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article that the defendant's competency has been restored. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |