ACM H.B. 476 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE H.B. 476 By: Craddick 5-1-97 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Currently, the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that on a conviction of a state jail felony, a judge shall suspend the imposition of the sentence of confinement and place the defendant on community supervision, unless the defendant has been previously convicted of a felony. PURPOSE HB 476, as proposed, would eliminate the requirement that a judge must place a defendant convicted of a state jail felony on community supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Article 42.12, Section 15(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, Procedures Relating to State Jail Felony Community Supervision, by eliminating the requirement that a judge must place a defendant convicted of a state jail felony on community supervision. The judge may suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the defendant on community supervision or may order the sentence to be executed. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. Effective Date: September 1, 1997 SECTION 4. Emergency Clause.