HBA-SEB H.B. 757 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 757 By: Dutton Criminal Jurisprudence 4/23/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, a defendant who successfully completes a period of deferred adjudication community supervision and who is dismissed of the charge by the judge is not considered to have been convicted of a felony. Although the defendant is cleared of the charge, such information may disqualify the defendant when seeking housing or employment. H.B. 757 prohibits a dismissal and discharge issued by a judge for a defendant on community supervision from disqualifying a person seeking housing or employment, notwithstanding any other law. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 5(c), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, to prohibit a dismissal and discharge issued by a judge under this section (Community Supervision) from disqualifying a person seeking housing or employment, notwithstanding any other law. SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.