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Amend HB 2329 (Senate Committee Printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Article 7B.01(a), Code of Criminal Procedure (page 1, line 22), between "the applicant and the" and "alleged", insert "offender or"
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Article 7B.01(b)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure (page 1, line 29), between "in which the" and "alleged", insert "offender or".
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Article 7B.02, Code of Criminal Procedure (page 1, 36) between "to the" and "alleged", insert "offender or".
(4) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in the heading to proposed Article 7B.03, Code of Criminal Procedure (page 1, line 39) between "ISSUANCE OF" and "PROTECTIVE", insert "TEMPORARY PRETRIAL".
(5) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Article 7B.03(a), Code of Criminal Procedure (page 1, line 43), between "offense" and "under", insert "for which the subject of the protective order has been charged".
(6) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Article 7B.03(b), Code of Criminal Procedure (page 1, line 49), between "offense" and "under", insert "for which the subject of the protective order has been charged".
(7) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Article 7B.03(b), Code of Criminal Procedure (page 1, line 53), between "issue a" and "protective", insert "temporary".
(8) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Article 7B.03(b), Code of Criminal Procedure (page 1, line 54), before the underlined period, insert ", to be effective until the date the alleged offender is convicted or acquitted, or until the date on which the case involving the offense under Section 20A.02, Penal Code, is finally disposed.
(9) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure (page 1, between lines 54 and 55), insert the following proposed article of the chapter, and renumber subsequent articles of the chapter accordingly:
Art. 7B.04. REQUIRED FINDINGS; ISSUANCE OF POST-TRIAL PROTECTIVE ORDER. (a) At the close of a hearing on an application for a protective order under this chapter, the court shall find whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is the victim of an offense for which the subject of the protective order has been convicted under Section 20A.02, Penal Code, and:
(1) is younger than 18 years of age; or
(2) regardless of age, is the subject of a threat that reasonably places the applicant in fear of further harm from the alleged offender.
(b) If the court finds reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is the victim of an offense for which the subject of the protective order has been convicted under Section 20A.02, Penal Code, and is younger than 18 years of age, or regardless of age, the subject of a threat that reasonably places the applicant in fear of further harm from the offender, the court shall issue a protective order that includes a statement of the required findings.
(10) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Article 7B.05(a)(1), Code of Criminal Procedure (page 1, line 61) between "order the" and "alleged", insert "offender or".
(11) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Article 7B.05(a)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure (page 2, line 2) between "prohibit the" and "alleged", insert "offender or".
(12) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Article 7B.05(b), Code of Criminal Procedure (page 2, line 20) between "that the" and "alleged", insert "offender or".
(13) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Article 7B.05(c), Code of Criminal Procedure (page 2, line 26) between "by the" and "alleged", insert "offender or".
(14) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Article 7B.06(b), Code of Criminal Procedure (page 2, line 39) strike "IS" and substitute "MAY BE".
(15) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in the heading to proposed Article 7B.07, Code of Criminal Procedure (page 2, line 53), between "OF" and "PROTECTIVE", insert "POST-TRIAL".
(16) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike proposed Article 7B.07(d), Code of Criminal Procedure (page 2, line 68 through page 3, line 4), and reletter subsequent subsections of the article accordingly.