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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the revocation of community supervision for a violation |
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of a condition of community supervision involving the commission of |
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an offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 42A.751, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (h-1) to read as follows: |
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(h-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), the court may not |
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revoke the community supervision of a defendant for a violation of a |
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condition of community supervision that involves being arrested for |
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or charged with an offense unless: |
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(1) the person is convicted of the offense; or |
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(2) the offense is an offense under Title 5, Penal |
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Code, or listed in Article 42A.054(a). |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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person on community supervision on or after the effective date of |
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this Act, regardless of whether the person was placed on community |
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supervision before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |