Amend HB 1489 by adding the following appropriately numbered
SECTION and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill
accordingly:
SECTION ____. Article 56.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
Art. 56.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Close relative of a deceased victim" means a
person who was the spouse of a deceased victim at the time of the
victim's death or who is a parent or adult brother, sister, or child
of the deceased victim.
(2) "Guardian of a victim" means a person who is the
legal guardian of the victim, whether or not the legal relationship
between the guardian and victim exists because of the age of the
victim or the physical or mental incompetency of the victim.
(3) "Victim" means a person who is the victim of sexual
assault, kidnapping, or aggravated robbery or who has suffered
personal [bodily] injury or death as a result of the criminal
conduct of another.