Suspending limitations on conference committee
jurisdiction, H.B. 466
By Brimer H.R. No. 1170
74R14211 DD-D
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State
1-2 of Texas, 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, That House Rule
1-3 13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule
1-4 13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
1-5 resolve the differences on House Bill No. 466 to consider and take
1-6 action on the following matters:
1-7 (1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(3), is suspended to permit
1-8 the committee to add text in proposed Article 61.03(a), Code of
1-9 Criminal Procedure, to read as follows:
1-10 (a) A criminal justice agency that maintains criminal
1-11 information under this chapter may release the information on
1-12 request to:
1-13 (1) another criminal justice agency;
1-14 (2) a court; or
1-15 (3) a defendant in a criminal proceeding who is
1-16 entitled to the discovery of the information under Chapter 39.
1-17 Explanation: This change adds "on request" and is necessary
1-18 to authorize the release of information compiled under proposed
1-19 Chapter 61, Code of Criminal Procedure, to a criminal justice
1-20 agency, a court, or a defendant in a criminal proceeding if the
1-21 criminal justice agency, court, or defendant requests the
1-22 information.
1-23 (2) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit
1-24 the committee to add text in proposed Article 61.03, Code of
2-1 Criminal Procedure, to read as follows:
2-2 (c) A local criminal justice agency may not send information
2-3 collected under this chapter to a statewide database.
2-4 Explanation: This change is necessary to limit statewide
2-5 access to information collected under Chapter 61, Code of Criminal
2-6 Procedure, by prohibiting local criminal justice agencies from
2-7 sending information collected under Chapter 61, Code of Criminal
2-8 Procedure, to a statewide database.
2-9 (3) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit
2-10 the committee to add text in proposed Chapter 61, Code of Criminal
2-11 Procedure, to read as follows:
2-12 Art. 61.06. DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS. Information collected
2-13 under this chapter must be destroyed after two years if the
2-14 individual has not been charged with criminal activity.
2-15 Explanation: This change is necessary to provide for the
2-16 destruction of records collected under proposed Chapter 61, Code of
2-17 Criminal Procedure.