H.B. No. 518
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to certain waivers by a defendant regarding a community
  supervision revocation hearing.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 21(b-2), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
         (b-2)  If the defendant has not been released on bail as
  permitted under Subsection (b-1), on motion by the defendant the
  judge who ordered the arrest for the alleged violation of a
  condition of community supervision shall cause the defendant to be
  brought before the judge for a hearing on the alleged violation
  within 20 days of filing of the [said] motion, and after a hearing
  without a jury, may either continue, extend, modify, or revoke the
  community supervision.  A judge may revoke the community
  supervision of a defendant who is imprisoned in a penal institution
  without a hearing if the defendant, in writing before a court of
  record or a notary public in the jurisdiction where imprisoned,
  waives the defendant's [his] right to a hearing and to counsel,
  affirms that the defendant [he] has nothing to say as to why
  sentence should not be pronounced against the defendant [him], and
  requests the judge to revoke community supervision and to pronounce
  sentence.  In a felony case, the state may amend the motion to
  revoke community supervision any time up to seven days before the
  date of the revocation hearing, after which time the motion may not
  be amended except for good cause shown, and in no event may the
  state amend the motion after the commencement of taking evidence at
  the hearing.  The judge may continue the hearing for good cause
  shown by either the defendant or the state.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 518 was passed by the House on April
  21, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 518 was passed by the Senate on May
  26, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor