H.B. No. 406




AN ACT

relating to proceeds received by a person accused or convicted of a 
crime from publicizing the crime.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Article 59.01(7), Code of Criminal Procedure, is 
amended to read as follows:
		(7)  "Proceeds" includes income a person accused or 
convicted of a crime or the person's representative or assignee 
receives from:
			(A)  a movie, book, magazine article, tape 
recording, phonographic record, radio or television presentation, 
telephone service, electronic media format, including an Internet 
website, or live entertainment in which the crime was reenacted;  or
			(B)  the sale of tangible property the value of 
which is increased by the notoriety gained from the conviction of an 
offense by the person accused or convicted of the crime.
	SECTION 2.  Article 59.06(k)(1), Code of Criminal Procedure, 
is amended to read as follows:
		(1)  The attorney for the state shall transfer all 
forfeited property that is income from, or acquired with the income 
from, a movie, book, magazine article, tape recording, phonographic 
record, radio or television presentation, telephone service, 
electronic media format, including an Internet website, or live 
entertainment in which a crime is reenacted to the attorney 
general.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           




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   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.B. No. 406 was passed by the House on April 
24, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.B. No. 406 was passed by the Senate on May 
28, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Secretary of the Senate    



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                 Governor