By: Patterson H.B. No. 664 73R835 GWK-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to conditions of probation, parole, and mandatory 1-3 supervision imposed on individuals convicted of indecency with a 1-4 child or sexual assault. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Section 14, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal 1-7 Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: 1-8 (c) If the court grants probation to a person convicted of a 1-9 felony offense under Section 21.11, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code, 1-10 the court shall require as a condition of probation that the 1-11 defendant submit to sterilization, to be performed by a qualified 1-12 physician designated by the court. 1-13 SECTION 2. Section 8, Article 42.18, Code of Criminal 1-14 Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (o) to read as follows: 1-15 (o) In addition to other conditions imposed by a parole 1-16 panel under this article, the parole panel shall require as a 1-17 condition of parole or release to mandatory supervision for a 1-18 defendant serving a sentence for an offense under Section 21.11, 1-19 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code, that the defendant submit to 1-20 sterilization, to be performed by a qualified physician designated 1-21 by the panel. 1-22 SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies 1-23 only to a person sentenced for an offense committed on or after the 1-24 effective date of this Act. For purposes of this section, an 2-1 offense is committed before the effective date of this Act if any 2-2 element of the offense occurs before the effective date. 2-3 (b) A person sentenced for an offense committed before the 2-4 effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the 2-5 offense was committed and the former law is continued in effect for 2-6 this purpose. 2-7 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993. 2-8 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the 2-9 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-10 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-11 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-12 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.