SRC-JBJ S.B. 1380 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1380
77R8140 GWK-FBy: Armbrister
Criminal Justice
3/16/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Texas statutes do not completely conform to the federal Jacob
Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender
Registration Act pertaining to the lifelong registration of sexual
offenders.  As proposed, S.B. 1380 amends provisions pertaining to lifelong
registration to include individuals who, having a previous conviction for a
reportable offense, commit certain offenses, including indecency with a
child without contact; unlawful restraint of a child; kidnapping of a
minor; and aggravated kidnapping without intent to sexually abuse. 

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 62.12(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, to provide
that the duty to register for a person ends when the person dies if the
person has a reportable conviction or adjudication for certain specific
offenses under certain conditions. 

SECTION 2.  Provides that the change in law made by this Act applies to a
defendant with a reportable conviction or adjudication for an offense or
conduct under Section 21.11(a)(2), Penal Code, that was committed before,
on, or after the effective date of this Act, and a defendant with a
reportable conviction or adjudication for an offense or conduct under
Section 20.02, 20.03, or 20.04, Penal Code, that was committed on or after
September 1, 1999. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.