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Amend CSHB 2020 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 6, strike lines 3 and 4 and renumber subsequent subdivisions of added Article 17.027(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, accordingly.
(2) On page 6, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
(c) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (b), to qualify to release on bail a defendant described by Subsection (a), a magistrate must have completed not less than four hours of instruction regarding the magistrate's duties under Article 17.028 and duties with respect to setting bail in criminal cases.
(3) On page 8, lines 17 and 18, strike "provided by Subsection (b) of this section" and substitute "otherwise provided by this Act".
(4) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Article 17.027(c), Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act, applies only with respect to a release of a defendant on bail that occurs on or after September 1, 2020.