By Geren H.B. No. 1807 77R7159 GWK-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to discharging fines and costs in a criminal case by 1-3 performing community service. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Article 43.09(k), Code of Criminal Procedure, is 1-6 amended to read as follows: 1-7 (k) A defendant is considered to have discharged, as 1-8 specified by the court, not less than $50 or more than $100 of 1-9 fines or costs for each eight hours of community service performed 1-10 under Subsection (f) of this article. 1-11 SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies 1-12 only to a defendant convicted of an offense committed on or after 1-13 the effective date of this Act. For purposes of this section, an 1-14 offense is committed before the effective date of this Act if any 1-15 element of the offense occurs before the effective date. 1-16 (b) A defendant convicted of an offense committed before the 1-17 effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the 1-18 offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect 1-19 for that purpose. 1-20 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.