1-1     By:  Jones of Dallas (Senate Sponsor - West)          H.B. No. 3203
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House May 9, 2001;
 1-3     May 10, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-4     Jurisprudence; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by the following
 1-5     vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to updating address information on a list used to
 1-9     reconstitute the jury wheel.
1-10           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11           SECTION 1. Section 62.001, Government Code, is amended by
1-12     adding Subsection (k) to read as follows:
1-13           (k)  In reconstituting the jury wheel, the county or district
1-14     clerk shall update jury wheel cards to reflect addresses that have
1-15     been changed as provided by Section 62.0146.
1-16           SECTION 2. Section 62.0145, Government Code, is amended to
1-17     read as follows:
1-18           Sec. 62.0145.  REMOVAL OF CERTAIN PERSONS FROM POOL OF
1-19     PROSPECTIVE JURORS. Except as provided by Section 62.0146, if [If]
1-20     a written summons for jury service sent by a sheriff, constable, or
1-21     bailiff is undeliverable, the county or district clerk may remove
1-22     from the jury wheel the jury wheel card for the person summoned or
1-23     remove the person's name from the record of names for selection of
1-24     persons for jury service under Section 62.011.
1-25           SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 62, Government Code, is
1-26     amended by adding Section 62.0146 to read as follows:
1-27           Sec. 62.0146.  UPDATING ADDRESSES OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN POOL
1-28     OF PROSPECTIVE JURORS. If a written summons for jury service sent
1-29     by a sheriff, constable, or bailiff is returned with a notation
1-30     from the United States Postal Service of a change of address for
1-31     the person summoned, the county or district clerk may update the
1-32     jury wheel card to reflect the person's new address.
1-33           SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-34     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-35     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-36     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-37     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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