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AN ACT
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relating to compensation under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act |
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for certain expenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 56.42(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A [victim who is a] victim of stalking, family violence, |
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or trafficking of persons, [or] a victim of sexual assault who is |
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assaulted in the victim's place of residence, or a child who is a |
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victim of a murder attempt in the child's place of residence may |
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receive a onetime-only assistance payment in an amount not to |
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exceed: |
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(1) $2,000 to be used for relocation expenses, |
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including expenses for rental deposit, utility connections, |
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expenses relating to the moving of belongings, motor vehicle |
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mileage expenses, and for out-of-state moves, transportation, |
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lodging, and meals; and |
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(2) $1,800 to be used for housing rental expenses. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a victim of a criminal offense committed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A criminal offense committed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, a criminal |
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offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any |
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element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2079 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2079 was passed by the Senate on May |
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10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |