BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 3996 |
By: Blanco |
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
According to reports from interested parties, veterans courts operate on grant funding but also seek alternative funding resources. The parties point out that a person who reports for jury duty may donate all or a specific amount of the person's daily reimbursement to any of certain causes, including the victims of crime fund; a child welfare, child protective services, or child services board; a program selected by a commissioners court that provides shelter for victims of family violence; and a program offering psychological counseling to jurors in criminal cases involving graphic evidence or testimony. In order to provide for a supplemental funding source for veterans courts, C.S.H.B. 3996 seeks to add the option to donate to the veterans court program.
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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. 3996 amends the Government Code to include a veterans court program among the programs and funds to which a juror may donate all or a portion of the juror's daily reimbursement.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2015.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 3996 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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