SRC-BWC H.B. 121 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 121
77R765 GWK-DBy: West, George "Buddy" (Staples)
Criminal Justice
3/20/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, a person subject to registration as a sex offender who
is not supervised by a juvenile probation officer, community supervision
and corrections department officer, or parole officer (officer), is
required to report to the local law enforcement authority regarding any
change in the person's physical health or job status.  A person subject to
registration as a sex offender who is being supervised by an officer is not
required to report such changes to a local law enforcement authority.
However, an officer supervising the person is required to notify the local
law enforcement authority if the officer receives information to that
effect.  H.B.121 requires any person subject to registration as a sex
offender to report such changes.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Article 62.05(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, to require
a person subject to registration under this chapter as a sex offender to
report to the local law enforcement authority any change in the person's
physical health or job status not later than the seventh day after the date
of the change.  Deletes text regarding the requirement for a person not
supervised by an officer to register. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.