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.