By Goodman, Truitt                                     H.B. No. 598
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to fees imposed on defendants placed on community
 1-3     supervision.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 19(a), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
 1-6     Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
 1-7           (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a judge
 1-8     granting community supervision shall fix a fee of not less than $10
 1-9     [$25] and not more than $60 [$40] per month to be paid to the court
1-10     by the defendant during the community supervision period.  The
1-11     judge may make payment of the fee a condition of granting or
1-12     continuing the community supervision.  The judge may waive or
1-13     reduce the fee or suspend a monthly payment of the fee if the judge
1-14     determines that payment of the fee would cause the defendant a
1-15     significant financial hardship.
1-16           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.