78R8501 KCR-D


By:  Castro                                                       H.B. No. 2127



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain information provided to an attorney appointed 
to represent an indigent defendant in a criminal case.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Article 1.051, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 
amended by adding Subsection (l) to read as follows:
	(l)  A court or the court's designee shall ensure that an 
attorney appointed under this article or under Chapter 26 to 
represent an indigent defendant is provided sufficient notice of 
the defendant's first court appearance following the attorney's 
appointment.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           


COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1
	Amend H.B. No. 2127 on page 1, line 9 (introduced version), by 
striking "provided sufficient notice" and substituting "given 
notice of the date".

78R8719 KCR-D                                                             Keel