85R10121 KJE-D
 
  By: Uresti S.B. No. 882
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to pretrial hearings in felony cases.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article 28.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by adding Section 4 to read as follows:
         Sec. 4.  (a)  A court shall set a pre-trial hearing in a
  felony case if, not later than the 60th day before the date on which
  trial commences, the defendant requests the hearing.  The court
  must:
               (1)  hold the requested hearing not later than the 30th
  day before the date on which trial commences; and
               (2)  to the extent feasible, rule at the hearing on all
  pre-trial motions filed in the case.
         (b)  The failure of the court to comply with the requirements
  of Subsection (a) is not grounds for dismissal of a case against a
  defendant.
         (c)  The court may not sustain a motion to set aside an
  indictment or information for failure to provide a speedy trial, as
  described by Article 28.061, based solely on the failure of the
  court to comply with the requirements of Subsection (a).
         SECTION 2.  This Act applies only to a felony case in which
  the indictment or information is presented to the court on or after
  the effective date of this Act. A felony case in which the
  indictment or information is presented to the court before the
  effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
  date the indictment or information is presented, and the former law
  is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.