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House Bill 787 |
House Author: Allen et al. |
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Effective: Vetoed |
Senate Sponsor: Miles |
House Bill 787 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to prohibit a judge from prohibiting a defendant placed on community supervision from contacting or interacting with a person who belongs to an organization whose membership includes individuals with criminal histories and who engages in certain activities relating to addressing criminal justice issues, assisting formerly incarcerated individuals, and criminal justice reform advocacy.
Governor's Reason for Veto: "House Bill 787 seeks to encourage rehabilitation of criminal defendants, but in doing so would remove judicial discretion to set certain necessary conditions of probation on a case‑by‑case basis. Eliminating a judge's ability to analyze and mandate suitable conditions for each individual case is detrimental to public safety. I have signed House Bill 385, which also amends community‑supervision conditions and procedures to encourage more robust rehabilitation and prevent recidivism, but I cannot support legislation that eliminates judicial discretion in this way."