SRC-DBM H.B. 1162 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 1162 76R1920 PEP-DBy: Crabb (Brown) Criminal Justice 5/4/1999 Engrossed DIGEST Currently, state law provides basic guidelines for a judge to implement conditions of community supervision for defendants whose sentences have been suspended. A judge may impose any reasonable condition that is designed to protect or restore the community, protect or restore the victim, or punish, rehabilitate, or reform the defendant. H.B. 1162 would set forth provisions authorizing a judge to require certain public notice as a condition of community supervision. PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 1162 sets foryh provisions authorizing a judge to require certain public notice as a condition of community supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 11(a), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, to set forth the authorized conditions of community supervision required of a defendant, including providing, in any manner required by a judge, public notice of the offense for which the defendant was placed on community supervision in the county in which the offense was committed. SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3.Emergency clause.