SRC-JJJ S.B. 185 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 185 76R3670 PEP-FBy: Barrientos Criminal Justice 4/13/1999 As Filed DIGEST Currently, Texas law authorizes a municipal judge or justice of the peace to place conditions on a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor, but placed on deferred adjudication. However, there is no clear authority to require drug testing or treatment or psychological testing. S.B. 185 would establish certain permissible conditions of placement on deferred disposition for offenses involving the use of alcohol, a controlled substance, or drugs. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 185 establishes certain permissible conditions of placement on deferred disposition for offenses involving the use of alcohol, a controlled substance, or drugs. 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 Article 45.54(3), Code of Criminal Procedure, to authorize a justice to require a defendant, during a deferral period, to submit to diagnostic testing for alcohol, controlled substance, or drug use; submit to a psychosocial assessment; participate in a treatment or education program; and pay for the cost of the testing and treatment. Makes a standard recodification change. Makes conforming and nonsubstantive changes. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.