SRC-TAG S.B. 921 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 921
78R3855 EMT-DBy: Whitmire
Criminal Justice
4/28/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

As proposed, S.B. 921 authorizes a judge to reduce or terminate the
community supervision of a defendant convicted of an offense punishable as
a state jail felony. 

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 20(b), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
Procedure, to delete language providing that this section does not apply
to a defendant convicted of an offense punishable as a state jail felony.
Deletes text referencing Chapter 668, Acts of the 75th Legislature,
Regular Session, 1997, as a modifier to Chapter 62, Code of Criminal
Procedure. Makes a conforming change. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2003.