By: Shapiro, Sims S.B. No. 47 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to notification of certain persons about procedures in the 1-2 community supervision process that apply to defendants who 1-3 victimized those persons. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Article 42.131, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 14 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 14. VICTIM NOTIFICATION. (a) A department, using the 1-8 name and address provided by the attorney representing the state 1-9 under Article 56.08(d) of this code, shall make a reasonable effort 1-10 to notify a victim of the defendant's crime or, if the victim has a 1-11 guardian or is deceased, to notify the guardian of the victim or 1-12 close relative of the deceased victim of: 1-13 (1) the fact that the defendant has been placed on 1-14 community supervision; 1-15 (2) the conditions of community supervision imposed on 1-16 the defendant by the court; and 1-17 (3) the date, time, and location of any hearing or 1-18 proceeding at which the conditions of the defendant's community 1-19 supervision may be modified or the defendant's placement on 1-20 community supervision may be revoked or terminated. 1-21 (b) An attempt by the department to give notice to the 1-22 victim, the guardian of the victim, or a close relative of a 1-23 deceased victim at the victim's, the guardian of the victim's, or a 1-24 close relative of a deceased victim's last known telephone number 2-1 or address as shown on the records of the department constitutes a 2-2 reasonable attempt to give notice under this section. 2-3 (c) In this section, "close relative of a deceased victim," 2-4 "guardian of a victim," and "victim" have the meanings assigned by 2-5 Article 56.01 of this code. 2-6 SECTION 2. Article 56.08, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 2-7 amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: 2-8 (d) An attorney representing the state who receives 2-9 information concerning a victim's current address and phone number 2-10 shall immediately provide that information to the community 2-11 supervision and corrections department supervising the defendant, 2-12 if the defendant is placed on community supervision. 2-13 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 2-14 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-15 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-16 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-17 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-18 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.