BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 249 |
By: Leach |
Criminal Jurisprudence |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties recognize a need for greater transparency in asset forfeiture proceedings in Texas due to reported instances of common petty cash abuse of asset forfeiture as well as more grotesque abuse. C.S.H.B. 249 seeks to increase transparency in these proceedings and protect the citizens of Texas from these potential abuses.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 249 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to require the attorney general to publish, not later than February 1 of each year, a report summarizing the results of the audits of all proceeds and property received from the forfeiture of contraband by a law enforcement agency and attorney representing the state received during the preceding calendar year and to make the report available to the public on the attorney general's website.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2015.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 249 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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