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Amend HB 1507 (senate committee report) in SECTION 1 of the bill as follows:
(1) Strike the recital (page 1, lines 22 and 23), and substitute the following:
Article 26.13, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (h-1) to read as follows:
(2) Following amended Article 26.13(a), Code of Criminal Procedure (page 1, between lines 58 and 59), insert the following:
(h-1) The court must substantially comply with Subsection (a)(6). The failure of the court to comply with Subsection (a)(6) is not a ground for the defendant to set aside the conviction, sentence, or plea.