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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain notifications made by the Texas Department of |
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Criminal Justice to close relatives of deceased victims. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 508.117(g)(1), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Close relative of a deceased victim" means a |
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person who was: |
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(A) the spouse of the victim at the time of the |
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victim's death; |
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(B) a parent of the deceased victim; [or] |
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(C) an adult brother, sister, or child of the |
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deceased victim; or |
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(D) the nearest relative of the deceased victim |
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by consanguinity, if the persons described by Paragraphs (A) |
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through (C) are deceased or are incapacitated due to physical or |
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mental illness or infirmity. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |