TO: | Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2572 by McClendon (Relating to the qualifications of certain experts authorized to examine a defendant and testify as to the issue of the defendant's sanity or insanity in a criminal case.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend Code of Criminal Procedure provisions specifying the necessary qualifications for certain court appointed experts in criminal cases. The Office of Court Administration does not anticipate any significant fiscal impact to the court system resulting from the bill.
The change in law would apply to a defendant in proceedings that are initiated before, on, or after the bill's effective date. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
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LBB Staff: | UP, ESi, AM
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