By:  Staples                                                      S.B. No. 1834
	(In the Senate - Filed March 14, 2003; March 24, 2003, read 
first time and referred to Committee on Jurisprudence; 
April 28, 2003, reported adversely, with favorable Committee 
Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; April 28, 2003, 
sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1834                                   By:  Harris


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.
	This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                                       



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