BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center H.B. 3671
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
H.B. 3671 amends current law relating to the documents that are required for the transfer of a defendant from a county to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 8(a), Article 42.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, as follows:
(a) Deletes existing text requiring a county that transfers a defendant to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) under this article to deliver to an officer designated by TDCJ a copy of the record of arrest for each offense. Makes nonsubstantive changes.
SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2009.