1-1 By: Goodman, Truitt (Senate Sponsor - Harris) H.B. No. 598
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2001;
1-3 May 7, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal
1-4 Justice; May 10, 2001, reported favorably, as amended, by the
1-5 following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 10, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Whitmire
1-7 Amend H.B. 598 as follows:
1-8 On page 1, line 18, after the words "not less than" delete
1-9 "$10" and substitute "$25".
1-10 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-11 AN ACT
1-12 relating to fees imposed on defendants placed on community
1-13 supervision.
1-14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-15 SECTION 1. Section 19(a), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
1-16 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
1-17 (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a judge
1-18 granting community supervision shall fix a fee of not less than $10
1-19 [$25] and not more than $60 [$40] per month to be paid to the court
1-20 by the defendant during the community supervision period. The
1-21 judge may make payment of the fee a condition of granting or
1-22 continuing the community supervision. The judge may waive or
1-23 reduce the fee or suspend a monthly payment of the fee if the judge
1-24 determines that payment of the fee would cause the defendant a
1-25 significant financial hardship.
1-26 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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