HBA-NMO S.B. 578 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 578 By: Armbrister Criminal Jurisprudence 5/4/1999 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, the term "final conviction" may confuse those who report convictions to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of suspending a defendant's driver's license. S.B. 578 provides that a conviction, for the purpose of suspending a defendant's driver's license, is not a final conviction if the defendant receives a deferred adjudication in the case or if the court defers final disposition of the case, unless the court subsequently proceeds with an adjudication of guilt and imposes a sentence on the defendant. 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 Subsection (c), Section 521.347, Transportation Code, to provide that a conviction, for the purposes of this section (Reports; Recommended Suspension), is not a final conviction if the defendant receives a deferred adjudication in the case or if the court defers final disposition of the case, unless the court subsequently proceeds with an adjudication of guilt and imposes a sentence on the defendant. SECTION 2.Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.