By Shapiro S.B. No. 47 74R1072 GWK-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to notification of certain persons about procedures in the 1-3 community supervision process that apply to defendants who 1-4 victimized those persons. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Article 42.131, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 1-7 amended by adding Section 14 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 14. VICTIM NOTIFICATION. (a) A department, using the 1-9 name and address provided by the attorney representing the state 1-10 under Article 56.08(d), shall make a reasonable effort to notify a 1-11 victim of the defendant's crime or, if the victim has a guardian or 1-12 is deceased, to notify the guardian of the victim or close relative 1-13 of the deceased victim of: 1-14 (1) the fact that the defendant has been placed on 1-15 community supervision; 1-16 (2) the conditions of community supervision imposed on 1-17 the defendant by the court; and 1-18 (3) the date, time, and location of any hearing or 1-19 proceeding at which the conditions of the defendant's community 1-20 supervision may be modified or the defendant's placement on 1-21 community supervision may be revoked or terminated. 1-22 (b) In this section, "close relative of a deceased victim," 1-23 "guardian of a victim," and "victim" have the meanings assigned by 1-24 Article 56.01. 2-1 SECTION 2. Article 56.08, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 2-2 amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: 2-3 (d) An attorney representing the state who receives 2-4 information concerning a victim's current address and phone number 2-5 shall immediately provide that information to the community 2-6 supervision and corrections department supervising the defendant, 2-7 if the defendant is placed on community supervision. 2-8 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 2-9 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-10 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-11 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-12 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-13 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.