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, 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, 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 Senate Bill No. 133 to consider and 1-6 take action on the following matter: 1-7 House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the 1-8 committee to add new SECTION 19 of the bill to read as follows: 1-9 SECTION 19. Subsection (a), Section 59.003, Family Code, is 1-10 amended to read as follows: 1-11 (a) Subject to Subsection (e), after a child's first 1-12 commission of delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for 1-13 supervision, the probation department may or the juvenile court 1-14 may, in a disposition hearing under Section 54.04, assign a child 1-15 one of the following sanction levels according to the child's 1-16 conduct: 1-17 (1) for conduct indicating a need for supervision, 1-18 other than conduct described in Section 51.03(b)(6) or a Class A or 1-19 B misdemeanor, the sanction level is one; 1-20 (2) for conduct indicating a need for supervision 1-21 under Section 51.03(b)(6) or a Class A or B misdemeanor, other than 1-22 a misdemeanor involving the use or possession of a firearm, or for 1-23 delinquent conduct under Section 51.03(a)(2) or (3), the sanction 1-24 level is two; 2-1 (3) for a misdemeanor involving the use or possession 2-2 of a firearm or for a state jail felony or a felony of the third 2-3 degree, the sanction level is three; 2-4 (4) for a felony of the second degree, the sanction 2-5 level is four; 2-6 (5) for a felony of the first degree, other than a 2-7 felony involving the use of a deadly weapon or causing serious 2-8 bodily injury, the sanction level is five; 2-9 (6) for a felony of the first degree involving the use 2-10 of a deadly weapon or causing serious bodily injury or for an 2-11 aggravated controlled substance felony, the sanction level is six 2-12 or, if the petition has been approved by a grand jury under Section 2-13 53.045, seven; or 2-14 (7) for a capital felony, the sanction level is seven. 2-15 Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify the 2-16 sanctions that may be imposed for conduct indicating a need for 2-17 supervision. Dutton _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1358 was adopted by the House on June 1, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House