BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center S.B. 1265
79R8231 UM-F By: Whitmire
AUTHOR'S/SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
S.B. 1265 amends Section 11, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, to establish that a sample or specimen taken as part of a test for controlled substances required of a defendant placed on community supervision must be analyzed by a laboratory that is certified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 11, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, by adding Subsection (a-1), to require a sample or specimen taken, as part of a test for controlled substances required of a defendant placed on community supervision, to be analyzed by a laboratory that is certified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2005.