SRC-TAG S.B. 918 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 918
78R1660 EMT-DBy: Whitmire
Criminal Justice
4/28/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

As proposed, S.B. 918 provides for the issuance of summons for an
appearance related to certain parole violations.  

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 Section 508.251, Government Code, by amending
Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1),  as follows: 

(c)  Requires the pardons and paroles division (division), instead of the
issuance of a warrant under this section, to issue to the person a summons
requiring the person to appear for a hearing under Section 508.281 if the
person is arrested only on a charge of having committed an administrative
violation of a condition of release; and issue to a person, other than a
person to whom a summons is required to be issued under Subdivision (1),
a summons requiring the person to appear for a hearing under Section
508.281.  Deletes text requiring the summons to include certain
information. 

(c-1)  Requires a summons issued under Subsection (c) to state the time,
date, place, and purpose of the hearing.   

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2003.
            Makes application of this Act prospective.