1-1     By:  Capelo, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Armbrister)      H.B. No. 854
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House April 9, 1999;
 1-3     April 12, 1999, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-4     Criminal Justice; May 3, 1999, reported adversely, with favorable
 1-5     Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0;
 1-6     May 3, 1999, sent to printer.)
 1-7     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 854               By:  Armbrister
 1-8                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-9                                   AN ACT
1-10     relating to the identification of certain persons confined by the
1-11     Texas Department of Criminal Justice who are subject to a warrant.
1-12           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13           SECTION 1.  Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by
1-14     adding Section 493.0145 to read as follows:
1-15           Sec. 493.0145.  IDENTIFICATION OF INMATES SUBJECT TO ARREST
1-16     WARRANT.  Before an inmate is discharged or is released on parole
1-17     or mandatory supervision from the department, the department shall
1-18     conduct a criminal history record check to determine whether the
1-19     inmate is the subject of an arrest warrant.  In conducting the
1-20     criminal history record check, the department shall allow
1-21     sufficient time for compliance with any requirements related to
1-22     notifying the proper authorities of the inmate's discharge or
1-23     release and, if necessary, processing a demand for extradition of
1-24     the inmate.
1-25           SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 507, Government Code, is
1-26     amended by adding Section 507.032 to read as follows:
1-27           Sec. 507.032.  IDENTIFICATION OF DEFENDANTS SUBJECT TO ARREST
1-28     WARRANT.  Before a defendant is released from confinement in a
1-29     state jail felony facility, the department shall conduct a criminal
1-30     history record check to determine whether the defendant is the
1-31     subject of an arrest warrant.  In conducting the criminal history
1-32     record check, the department shall allow sufficient time for
1-33     compliance with any requirements related to notifying the proper
1-34     authorities of the defendant's release and, if necessary,
1-35     processing a demand for extradition of the defendant.
1-36           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
1-37           SECTION 4.  The importance of this legislation and the
1-38     crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-39     emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-40     constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-41     days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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