By Wentworth                                           S.B. No. 960
       74R7540 GWK-F
                                 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
    1-1                                AN ACT
    1-2  relating to certain conditions for the release of a criminal
    1-3  defendant on bond.
    1-4        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
    1-5        SECTION 1.  Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
    1-6  amended by adding Section 17.47 to read as follows:
    1-7        Sec. 17.47.  MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS OF RELEASE.  A
    1-8  magistrate may require as a condition of release on bond that the
    1-9  defendant:
   1-10              (1)  remain in the custody of a designated person who:
   1-11                    (A)  agrees to assume supervision of the
   1-12  defendant;
   1-13                    (B)  agrees to report to the court any violation
   1-14  by the defendant of a condition of release; and
   1-15                    (C)  reasonably assures the court that the
   1-16  defendant will appear as required by the court and will not pose a
   1-17  danger to the safety of any other person or the community;
   1-18              (2)  maintain or actively seek employment;
   1-19              (3)  maintain or begin an educational program;
   1-20              (4)  abide by specific restrictions on personal
   1-21  associations, place of abode, or travel;
   1-22              (5)  avoid contact without the written permission of
   1-23  the court with a victim of the alleged offense or with any other
   1-24  person designated by the court;
    2-1              (6)  report on a regular basis to a designated law
    2-2  enforcement agency, pretrial services agency, or other agency;
    2-3              (7)  refrain from possessing a firearm, destructive
    2-4  device, or other dangerous weapon;
    2-5              (8)  undergo medical, psychological, or psychiatric
    2-6  treatment, including treatment for drug or alcohol dependency, and
    2-7  remain in a specified institution, if required for treatment; or
    2-8              (9)  satisfy any other nonfinancial condition that is
    2-9  reasonably necessary to assure the appearance of the defendant and
   2-10  the safety of any other person and the community.
   2-11        SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 1995.
   2-12        SECTION 3.  The importance of this legislation and the
   2-13  crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
   2-14  emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
   2-15  constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
   2-16  days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.