By:  Staples                                                      S.B. No. 1834


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to costs associated with the civil commitment of sexually 
violent predators.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subsection (c), Section 841.146, Health and 
Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(c)  In an amount not to exceed $2,500 [$1,600], the state 
shall pay the costs of a civil commitment proceeding conducted 
under Subchapter D.  For any civil commitment proceeding conducted 
under this chapter, the state shall pay the costs of state or 
appointed counsel or experts and the costs of the person's 
outpatient treatment and supervision.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.