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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail |
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to certain persons charged with a violent or sexual offense after |
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having been previously convicted of a violent or sexual offense. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11a, Article I, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this section, a |
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person taken into custody for committing a violent offense or |
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sexual offense may be denied release on bail pending trial if a |
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judge or magistrate, following a hearing, determines that the |
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person has been previously convicted of a violent offense or sexual |
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offense. |
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(c) In this section: |
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(1) "Violent offense" means: |
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(A) murder; |
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(B) aggravated assault, if the accused used or |
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exhibited a deadly weapon during the commission of the assault; |
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(C) aggravated kidnapping; or |
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(D) aggravated robbery. |
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(2) "Sexual offense" means: |
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(A) aggravated sexual assault; |
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(B) sexual assault; or |
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(C) indecency with a child. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2013. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the denial |
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of bail to certain persons charged with a violent or sexual offense |
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after having been previously convicted of a violent or sexual |
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offense." |