85R3530 KJE-F
 
  By: Minjarez H.B. No. 607
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a court's continuing jurisdiction to handle the
  disposition of a felony case.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article 42A.202, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by amending Subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) and adding
  Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
         (b)  Before the expiration of the 180-day period described by
  Subsection (a), the judge of the court that imposed the sentence
  described by that subsection may, on the judge's own motion, on the
  motion of the attorney representing the state, or on the written
  motion of the defendant, subject to Subsection (b-1):
               (1)  withdraw the adjudication of guilt, defer further
  proceedings in the matter, and place the defendant on deferred
  adjudication community supervision in accordance with Subchapter
  C; or
               (2)  suspend further execution of the sentence and
  place the defendant on community supervision in accordance with
  Subchapter B.
         (b-1)  A judge may take an action under Subsection (b) only
  [under the terms and conditions of this chapter] if:
               (1)  in the opinion of the judge, the defendant would
  not benefit from further imprisonment;
               (2)  the defendant is otherwise eligible for community
  supervision under this chapter; and
               (3)  the defendant had never before been incarcerated
  in a penitentiary serving a sentence for a felony.
         (c)  When the defendant files a written motion requesting the
  judge to take an action under Subsection (b) [suspend further
  execution of the sentence and place the defendant on community
  supervision], the defendant shall immediately deliver or cause to
  be delivered a copy of the motion to the office of the attorney
  representing the state.
         (d)  When the defendant or the attorney representing the
  state files a written motion requesting the judge to take an action
  under Subsection (b) [suspend further execution of the sentence and
  place the defendant on community supervision], and when requested
  to do so by the judge, the clerk of the court shall request a copy of
  the defendant's record while imprisoned from the Texas Department
  of Criminal Justice or, if the defendant is confined in county jail,
  from the sheriff.  On receipt of the request, the Texas Department
  of Criminal Justice or the sheriff shall forward a copy of the
  record to the judge as soon as possible.
         (e)  The judge may deny the motion without holding a hearing
  but may not grant the motion without holding a hearing and providing
  the attorney representing the state and the defendant the
  opportunity to present evidence on the motion.  If the judge denies
  the motion, the judge may also reduce the period of incarceration
  required by the original sentence imposed.
         SECTION 2.  Article 42A.203(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b), only the
  judge who originally sentenced the defendant may take an action
  [suspend execution of the sentence and place the defendant on
  community supervision] under Article 42A.202(b) [42A.202].
         SECTION 3.  Article 42A.558, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by amending Subsections (b), (c), and (d) and adding
  Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (b)  The court retains jurisdiction over the defendant for
  the period during which the defendant is confined in a state jail
  felony facility.  At any time after the 75th day after the date the
  defendant is received into the custody of a state jail felony
  facility, the judge may, on the judge's own motion, on the motion of
  the attorney representing the state, or on the motion of the
  defendant:
               (1)  withdraw the adjudication of guilt, defer further
  proceedings in the matter, and place the defendant on deferred
  adjudication community supervision in accordance with Subchapter
  C; or
               (2)  [may] suspend further execution of the sentence
  and place the defendant on community supervision in accordance with
  [under the conditions of] this subchapter.
         (c)  When the defendant or the attorney representing the
  state files a written motion requesting the judge to take an action
  under Subsection (b) [suspend further execution of the sentence and
  place the defendant on community supervision], the clerk of the
  court, if requested to do so by the judge, shall request a copy of
  the defendant's record while confined from the facility director of
  the state jail felony facility in which the defendant is confined
  or, if the defendant is confined in county jail, from the sheriff.  
  On receipt of the request, the facility director or the sheriff
  shall forward a copy of the record to the judge as soon as possible.
         (d)  When the defendant files a written motion requesting the
  judge to take an action under Subsection (b) [suspend further
  execution of the sentence and place the defendant on community
  supervision], the defendant shall immediately deliver or cause to
  be delivered a copy of the motion to the office of the attorney
  representing the state.
         (e)  The judge may deny the motion without holding a hearing
  but may not grant the motion without holding a hearing and providing
  the attorney representing the state and the defendant the
  opportunity to present evidence on the motion.  If the judge denies
  the motion, the judge may also reduce the period of incarceration
  required by the original sentence imposed.
         SECTION 4.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
  a defendant charged with or convicted of an offense committed on or
  after the effective date of this Act. A defendant charged with or
  convicted of an offense committed before the effective date of this
  Act is governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
  and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
  purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
  effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
  before that date.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.