BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 1663 |
By: Cook |
Criminal Jurisprudence |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties call for the recovery of indigent attorney's fees from inmates and probationers who are capable of repaying the fees. C.S.H.B. 1663 seeks to lighten the burden of the taxpayer by revising provisions relating to compensation of appointed counsel.
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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. 1663 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize a court to order a defendant, at any time during the defendant's sentence of confinement or period of community supervision, who at the time of sentencing to confinement or placement on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, did not have the financial resources to pay the entire cost of legal services provided to the defendant to pay the unpaid portion of the costs of legal services provided to the defendant if the court determines that the defendant has the financial resources to pay the costs.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2015.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 1663 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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