AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
H.B. 833 amends current law relating to certain procedures regarding an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed in a noncapital felony case.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 3(d), Article 11.07, Code of Criminal Procedure, to require the reporter who is designated to transcribe a hearing to, immediately upon completion of the transcript of a hearing held pursuant to Article 11.07 (Procedure After Conviction Without Death Penalty), transmit the required transcript to the clerk of the convicting court.
SECTION 2. Makes application of Section 3(d), Article 11.07, Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended by this Act, prospective.
SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2013.