By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 1125
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to drug task forces.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 772.006, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) Any multijurisdictional drug task force that has not
been awarded a grant under this section in the year 2004 is
abolished.
Section 2. Article 59.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Subsection (q) to read as follows:
(q) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if
a multijurisdicitional drug task force is involved in the seizure
of contraband, the multijurisdicitional drug task force may only
retain 50 percent of the disposition of proceeds from the
forfeiture of the contraband. The remaining 50 percent of the
proceeds shall be deposited in a substance abuse treatment account
in the county treasury in the county in which the seizure was made.
Proceeds deposited in the substance abuse treatment account may
only be used for the prevention of drug abuse, for chemical
dependency treatment, or for any other service or program that will
likely lead to the reduction of drug use in that county.
Section 3. Any multijurisdicitonal drug task force that is
abolished by this Act must forfeit all remaining proceeds to the
state treasury for deposit in the General Revenue Fund.
Section 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.