79R6824 BDH-D

By:  Keel                                                         H.B. No. 1846



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the definition of "victim-related services or 
assistance" for purposes of the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Article 56.32(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is 
amended by adding Subdivision (13) to read as follows:
		(13)  "Victim-related services or assistance" means 
compensation, services, or assistance provided directly to a victim 
or claimant for the purpose of supporting or assisting the recovery 
of the victim or claimant from the consequences of criminally 
injurious conduct.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.