SRC-JBJ S.B. 1453 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1453
77R310 KEL-DBy: Lucio
Criminal Justice
4/30/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

The 76th Legislature rescinded the eligibility of a defendant convicted of
certain violent felonies to obtain bail pending an appeal.  That
legislation did not include the conviction of an offense involving injury
to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.  As proposed, S.B.
1453 prohibits a defendant convicted of an offense under Section 22.04,
Penal Code, involving injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled
person, from being released on bail pending the appeal of that conviction. 

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 44.04(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, to
prohibit a defendant from being released on bail pending the appeal from
any felony conviction where the punishment equals or exceeds 10 years
confinement or where the defendant has been convicted of certain offenses,
including an offense under Section 22.04 (Injury to a Child, Elderly
Individual, or Disabled Individual), Penal Code.   

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.