S.B. No. 562
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to criminal or juvenile procedures regarding persons who
  are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual
  disability and the operation and effects of successful completion
  of a mental health court program.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 8(a), Article 42.09, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A county that transfers a defendant to the Texas
  Department of Criminal Justice under this article shall deliver to
  an officer designated by the department:
               (1)  a copy of the judgment entered pursuant to Article
  42.01, completed on a standardized felony judgment form described
  by Section 4 of that article;
               (2)  a copy of any order revoking community supervision
  and imposing sentence pursuant to Article 42A.755, including:
                     (A)  any amounts owed for restitution, fines, and
  court costs, completed on a standardized felony judgment form
  described by Section 4, Article 42.01; and
                     (B)  a copy of the client supervision plan
  prepared for the defendant by the community supervision and
  corrections department supervising the defendant, if such a plan
  was prepared;
               (3)  a written report that states the nature and the
  seriousness of each offense and that states the citation to the
  provision or provisions of the Penal Code or other law under which
  the defendant was convicted;
               (4)  a copy of the victim impact statement, if one has
  been prepared in the case under Article 56.03;
               (5)  a statement as to whether there was a change in
  venue in the case and, if so, the names of the county prosecuting
  the offense and the county in which the case was tried;
               (6)  if requested, information regarding the criminal
  history of the defendant, including the defendant's state
  identification number if the number has been issued;
               (7)  a copy of the indictment or information for each
  offense;
               (8)  a checklist sent by the department to the county
  and completed by the county in a manner indicating that the
  documents required by this subsection and Subsection (c) accompany
  the defendant;
               (9)  if prepared, a copy of a presentence or
  postsentence report prepared under Subchapter F, Chapter 42A;
               (10)  a copy of any detainer, issued by an agency of the
  federal government, that is in the possession of the county and that
  has been placed on the defendant;
               (11)  if prepared, a copy of the defendant's Texas
  Uniform Health Status Update Form; [and]
               (12)  a written description of a hold or warrant,
  issued by any other jurisdiction, that the county is aware of and
  that has been placed on or issued for the defendant; and
               (13)  a copy of any mental health records, mental
  health screening reports, or similar information regarding the
  mental health of the defendant.
         SECTION 2.  Article 46B.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Art. 46B.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
               (1)  "Adaptive behavior" means the effectiveness with
  or degree to which a person meets the standards of personal
  independence and social responsibility expected of the person's age
  and cultural group.
               (2)  "Commission" means the Health and Human Services
  Commission.
               (3)  "Competency restoration" means the treatment or
  education process for restoring a person's ability to consult with
  the person's attorney with a reasonable degree of rational
  understanding, including a rational and factual understanding of
  the court proceedings and charges against the person.
               (4)  "Developmental period" means the period of a
  person's life from birth through 17 years of age.
               (5)  "Electronic broadcast system" means a two-way
  electronic communication of image and sound between the defendant
  and the court and includes secure Internet videoconferencing.
               (6)  "Executive commissioner" means the executive
  commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.
               (7)  "Inpatient mental health facility" has the meaning
  assigned by Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code.
               (8) [(2)]  "Intellectual disability" means
  significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning that is
  concurrent with deficits in adaptive behavior and originates during
  the developmental period [has the meaning assigned by Section
  591.003, Health and Safety Code].
               (9) [(3)]  "Local mental health authority" has the
  meaning assigned by Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code.
               (10) [(4)]  "Local intellectual and developmental
  disability authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002,
  Health and Safety Code.
               (11) [(5)]  "Mental health facility" has the meaning
  assigned by Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code.
               (12) [(6)]  "Mental illness" means an illness,
  disease, or condition, other than epilepsy, dementia, substance
  abuse, or intellectual disability, that grossly impairs:
                     (A)  a person's thought, perception of reality,
  emotional process, or judgment; or
                     (B)  behavior as demonstrated by recent disturbed
  behavior [has the meaning assigned by Section 571.003, Health and
  Safety Code].
               (13) [(7)]  "Residential care facility" has the
  meaning assigned by Section 591.003, Health and Safety Code.
               (14)  "Subaverage general intellectual functioning"
  means a measured intelligence two or more standard deviations below
  the age-group mean, using a standardized psychometric instrument.
               [(8)     "Electronic broadcast system" means a two-way
  electronic communication of image and sound between the defendant
  and the court and includes secure Internet videoconferencing.
               [(9)     "Competency restoration" means the treatment or
  education process for restoring a person's ability to consult with
  the person's attorney with a reasonable degree of rational
  understanding, including a rational and factual understanding of
  the court proceedings and charges against the person.]
         SECTION 3.  Subchapter A, Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended by adding Article 46B.0021 to read as
  follows:
         Art. 46B.0021.  FACILITY DESIGNATION. The commission may
  designate for the commitment of a defendant under this chapter only
  a facility operated by the commission or under a contract with the
  commission for that purpose.
         SECTION 4.  Article 46B.073(c), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (c)  If the defendant is charged with an offense listed in
  Article 17.032(a)[, other than an offense under Section
  22.01(a)(1), Penal Code,] or if the indictment alleges an
  affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), the court
  shall enter an order committing the defendant for competency
  restoration services to a [the maximum security unit of any]
  facility designated by the commission [Department of State Health
  Services, to an agency of the United States operating a mental
  hospital, or to a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital].
         SECTION 5.  Subchapter D, Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended by adding Article 46B.0831 to read as
  follows:
         Art. 46B.0831.  DETERMINATION WHETHER DEFENDANT IS
  MANIFESTLY DANGEROUS. A defendant committed to a maximum security
  unit by the commission may be assessed, at any time before the
  defendant is restored to competency, by the review board
  established under Section 46B.105 to determine whether the
  defendant is manifestly dangerous.  If the review board determines
  the defendant is not manifestly dangerous, the commission shall
  transfer the defendant to a non-maximum security facility
  designated by the commission.
         SECTION 6.  Article 46B.104, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Art. 46B.104.  CIVIL COMMITMENT PLACEMENT:  FINDING OF
  VIOLENCE. A defendant committed to a facility as a result of
  proceedings initiated under this chapter shall be committed to the
  [maximum security unit of any] facility designated by the
  commission [Department of State Health Services] if:
               (1)  the defendant is charged with an offense listed in
  Article 17.032(a)[, other than an offense listed in Article
  17.032(a)(6)]; or
               (2)  the indictment charging the offense alleges an
  affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d).
         SECTION 7.  Articles 46B.105(a), (b), and (e), Code of
  Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Unless a defendant committed to a maximum security unit
  by the commission is determined to be manifestly dangerous by a
  review board established under Subsection (b), not later than the
  60th day after the date the defendant arrives at the maximum
  security unit, the defendant shall be transferred to:
               (1)  a unit of an inpatient mental health facility
  other than a maximum security unit;
               (2)  a residential care facility; or
               (3)  a program designated by a local mental health
  authority or a local intellectual and developmental disability
  authority.
         (b)  The executive commissioner [of state health services]
  shall appoint a review board of five members, including one
  psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this state and two
  persons who work directly with persons with mental illness or an
  intellectual disability, to determine whether the defendant is
  manifestly dangerous and, as a result of the danger the defendant
  presents, requires continued placement in a maximum security unit.
         (e)  If the superintendent of the facility at which the
  maximum security unit is located disagrees with the determination,
  the matter shall be referred to the executive commissioner [of
  state health services].  The executive commissioner shall decide
  whether the defendant is manifestly dangerous.
         SECTION 8.  Article 46B.106(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A defendant committed to a facility as a result of the
  proceedings initiated under this chapter, other than a defendant
  described by Article 46B.104, shall be committed to:
               (1)  a facility designated by the commission
  [Department of State Health Services or the Department of Aging and
  Disability Services, as appropriate]; or
               (2)  an outpatient treatment program.
         SECTION 9.  Articles 46B.107(a) and (d), Code of Criminal
  Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The release of a defendant committed under this chapter
  from the commission [Department of State Health Services, the
  Department of Aging and Disability Services], an outpatient
  treatment program, or another facility is subject to disapproval by
  the committing court if the court or the attorney representing the
  state has notified the head of the facility or outpatient treatment
  provider, as applicable, to which the defendant has been committed
  that a criminal charge remains pending against the defendant.
         (d)  The court shall, on receiving notice from the head of a
  facility or outpatient treatment provider of intent to release the
  defendant under Subsection (b) [may, on motion of the attorney
  representing the state or on its own motion], hold a hearing to
  determine whether release is appropriate under the applicable
  criteria in Subtitle C or D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code. The
  court may, on motion of the attorney representing the state or on
  its own motion, hold a hearing to determine whether release is
  appropriate under the applicable criteria in Subtitle C or D, Title
  7, Health and Safety Code, regardless of whether the court receives
  notice that the head of a facility or outpatient treatment provider
  provides notice of intent to release the defendant under Subsection
  (b). The court may conduct the hearing:
               (1)  at the facility; or
               (2)  by means of an electronic broadcast system as
  provided by Article 46B.013.
         SECTION 10.  Article 46B.151(c), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a defendant placed in a
  facility of the commission [Department of State Health Services or
  the Department of Aging and Disability Services] pending civil
  hearing under this article may be detained in that facility only
  with the consent of the head of the facility and pursuant to an
  order of protective custody issued under Subtitle C, Title 7,
  Health and Safety Code.
         SECTION 11.  Articles 46C.001(1) and (2), Code of Criminal
  Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
               (1)  "Commission" means the Health and Human Services
  Commission ["Commissioner" means the commissioner of state health
  services].
               (2)  "Executive commissioner" means the executive
  commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission
  ["Department" means the Department of State Health Services].
         SECTION 12.  Subchapter A, Chapter 46C, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended by adding Article 46C.0011 to read as
  follows:
         Art. 46C.0011.  FACILITY DESIGNATION. The commission may
  designate for the commitment of a defendant under this chapter only
  a facility operated by the commission or under a contract with the
  commission for that purpose.
         SECTION 13.  Article 46C.104, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Art. 46C.104.  ORDER COMPELLING DEFENDANT TO SUBMIT TO
  EXAMINATION. (a)  For the purposes described by this chapter, the
  court may order any defendant to submit to examination, including a
  defendant who is free on bail.  If the defendant fails or refuses to
  submit to examination, the court may order the defendant to custody
  for examination for a reasonable period not to exceed 21
  days.  Custody ordered by the court under this subsection may
  include custody at a facility operated by the commission 
  [department].
         (b)  If a defendant who has been ordered to a facility
  operated by the commission [department] for examination remains in
  the facility for a period that exceeds 21 days, the head of that
  facility shall cause the defendant to be immediately transported to
  the committing court and placed in the custody of the sheriff of the
  county in which the committing court is located.  That county shall
  reimburse the facility for the mileage and per diem expenses of the
  personnel required to transport the defendant, calculated in
  accordance with the state travel rules in effect at that time.
         (c)  The court may not order a defendant to a facility
  operated by the commission [department] for examination without the
  consent of the head of that facility.
         SECTION 14.  Article 46C.106(b), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The county in which the indictment was returned or
  information was filed shall reimburse a facility operated by the
  commission [department] that accepts a defendant for examination
  under this subchapter for expenses incurred that are determined by
  the commission [department] to be reasonably necessary and
  incidental to the proper examination of the defendant.
         SECTION 15.  Article 46C.160(b), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The court may order a defendant detained in a facility
  of the commission [department or a facility of the Department of
  Aging and Disability Services] under this article only with the
  consent of the head of the facility.
         SECTION 16.  Article 46C.202(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Notwithstanding Article 46C.201(b), a person placed in
  a commission [department] facility [or a facility of the Department
  of Aging and Disability Services] pending civil hearing as
  described by that subsection may be detained only with the consent
  of the head of the facility and under an Order of Protective Custody
  issued under Subtitle C or D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code.
         SECTION 17.  Articles 46C.251(a) and (b), Code of Criminal
  Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The court shall order the acquitted person to be
  committed for evaluation of the person's present mental condition
  and for treatment to the [maximum security unit of any] facility
  designated by the commission [department].  The period of
  commitment under this article may not exceed 30 days.
         (b)  The court shall order that:
               (1)  a transcript of all medical testimony received in
  the criminal proceeding be prepared as soon as possible by the court
  reporter and the transcript be forwarded to the facility to which
  the acquitted person is committed; and
               (2)  the following information be forwarded to the
  facility and[, as applicable,] to the commission [department or the
  Department of Aging and Disability Services]:
                     (A)  the complete name, race, and gender of the
  person;
                     (B)  any known identifying number of the person,
  including social security number, driver's license number, or state
  identification number;
                     (C)  the person's date of birth; and
                     (D)  the offense of which the person was found not
  guilty by reason of insanity and a statement of the facts and
  circumstances surrounding the alleged offense.
         SECTION 18.  Article 46C.260, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Art. 46C.260.  TRANSFER OF COMMITTED PERSON TO NON-MAXIMUM
  SECURITY [NONSECURE] FACILITY. (a)  A person committed to a
  facility under this subchapter shall be committed to a [the maximum
  security unit of any] facility designated by the commission
  [department].
         (b)  A person committed under this subchapter shall be
  transferred to the designated facility [maximum security unit]
  immediately on the entry of the order of commitment.
         (c)  Unless a [the] person committed to a maximum security
  unit by the commission is determined to be manifestly dangerous by a
  review board under this article [within the department], not later
  than the 60th day following the date of the person's arrival at the
  maximum security unit the person shall be transferred to a
  non-maximum security [nonsecure] unit of a facility designated by
  the commission [department or the Department of Aging and
  Disability Services, as appropriate].
         (d)  The executive commissioner shall appoint a review board
  of five members, including one psychiatrist licensed to practice
  medicine in this state and two persons who work directly with
  persons with mental illnesses or with mental retardation, to
  determine whether the person is manifestly dangerous and, as a
  result of the danger the person presents, requires continued
  placement in a maximum security unit.
         (e)  If the head of the facility at which the maximum
  security unit is located disagrees with the determination, then the
  matter shall be referred to the executive commissioner.  The
  executive commissioner shall decide whether the person is
  manifestly dangerous.
         SECTION 19.  Article 55.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-4) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  A person who has been placed under a custodial or
  noncustodial arrest for commission of either a felony or
  misdemeanor is entitled to have all records and files relating to
  the arrest expunged if:
               (1)  the person is tried for the offense for which the
  person was arrested and is:
                     (A)  acquitted by the trial court, except as
  provided by Subsection (c); or
                     (B)  convicted and subsequently:
                           (i)  pardoned for a reason other than that
  described by Subparagraph (ii); or
                           (ii)  pardoned or otherwise granted relief
  on the basis of actual innocence with respect to that offense, if
  the applicable pardon or court order clearly indicates on its face
  that the pardon or order was granted or rendered on the basis of the
  person's actual innocence; or
               (2)  the person has been released and the charge, if
  any, has not resulted in a final conviction and is no longer pending
  and there was no court-ordered community supervision under Chapter
  42A for the offense, unless the offense is a Class C misdemeanor,
  provided that:
                     (A)  regardless of whether any statute of
  limitations exists for the offense and whether any limitations
  period for the offense has expired, an indictment or information
  charging the person with the commission of a misdemeanor offense
  based on the person's arrest or charging the person with the
  commission of any felony offense arising out of the same
  transaction for which the person was arrested:
                           (i)  has not been presented against the
  person at any time following the arrest, and:
                                 (a)  at least 180 days have elapsed
  from the date of arrest if the arrest for which the expunction was
  sought was for an offense punishable as a Class C misdemeanor and if
  there was no felony charge arising out of the same transaction for
  which the person was arrested;
                                 (b)  at least one year has elapsed from
  the date of arrest if the arrest for which the expunction was sought
  was for an offense punishable as a Class B or A misdemeanor and if
  there was no felony charge arising out of the same transaction for
  which the person was arrested;
                                 (c)  at least three years have elapsed
  from the date of arrest if the arrest for which the expunction was
  sought was for an offense punishable as a felony or if there was a
  felony charge arising out of the same transaction for which the
  person was arrested; or
                                 (d)  the attorney representing the
  state certifies that the applicable arrest records and files are
  not needed for use in any criminal investigation or prosecution,
  including an investigation or prosecution of another person; or
                           (ii)  if presented at any time following the
  arrest, was dismissed or quashed, and the court finds that the
  indictment or information was dismissed or quashed because:
                                 (a)  the person completed a veterans
  treatment court program created under Chapter 124, Government Code,
  or former law, subject to Subsection (a-3);
                                 (b)  the person completed a mental
  health court program created under Chapter 125, Government Code, or
  former law, subject to Subsection (a-4);
                                 (c)  the person completed a pretrial
  intervention program authorized under Section 76.011, Government
  Code, other than a veterans treatment court program created under
  Chapter 124, Government Code, or former law, or a mental health
  court program created under Chapter 125, Government Code, or former
  law;
                                 (d) [(c)]  the presentment had been
  made because of mistake, false information, or other similar reason
  indicating absence of probable cause at the time of the dismissal to
  believe the person committed the offense; or
                                 (e) [(d)]  the indictment or
  information was void; or
                     (B)  prosecution of the person for the offense for
  which the person was arrested is no longer possible because the
  limitations period has expired.
         (a-4)  A person is eligible under Subsection
  (a)(2)(A)(ii)(b) for an expunction of arrest records and files only
  if:
               (1)  the person has not previously received an
  expunction of arrest records and files under that sub-subparagraph;
  and
               (2)  the person submits to the court an affidavit
  attesting to that fact.
         SECTION 20.  Section 1a, Article 55.02, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (a-2) to read as
  follows:
         (a-2)  A trial court dismissing a case following a person's
  successful completion of a mental health court program created
  under Chapter 125, Government Code, or former law, if the trial
  court is a district court, or a district court in the county in
  which the trial court is located may, with the consent of the
  attorney representing the state, enter an order of expunction for a
  person entitled to expunction under Article 55.01(a)(2)(A)(ii)(b)
  not later than the 30th day after the date the court dismisses the
  case or receives the information regarding that dismissal, as
  applicable.  Notwithstanding any other law, a court that enters an
  order for expunction under this subsection may not charge any fee or
  assess any cost for the expunction.
         SECTION 21.  Article 102.006(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  In addition to any other fees required by other law and
  except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (b) and (b-1), a
  petitioner seeking expunction of a criminal record in a district
  court shall pay the following fees:
               (1)  the fee charged for filing an ex parte petition in
  a civil action in district court;
               (2)  $1 plus postage for each certified mailing of
  notice of the hearing date; and
               (3)  $2 plus postage for each certified mailing of
  certified copies of an order of expunction.
         SECTION 22.  Article 102.006(b), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  as amended by Chapters 693 (H.B. 322) and 1149 (H.B. 557), Acts of
  the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, is reenacted and
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The fees under Subsection (a) or the fee under
  Subsection (a-1), as applicable, shall be waived if the
  petitioner[:
               [(1)]  seeks expunction of a criminal record that
  relates to an arrest for an offense of which the person was
  acquitted, other than an acquittal for an offense described by
  Article 55.01(c), and the petition for expunction is filed not
  later than the 30th day after the date of the acquittal[; or
               [(2)     is entitled to expunction under Article
  55.01(a)(2)(A)(ii)(a) after successful completion of a veterans
  treatment court program created under Chapter 124, Government Code,
  or former law].
         SECTION 23.  Article 102.006, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
         (b-1)  The fees under Subsection (a) shall be waived if the
  petitioner is entitled to expunction:
               (1)  under Article 55.01(a)(2)(A)(ii)(a) after
  successful completion of a veterans treatment court program created
  under Chapter 124, Government Code, or former law; or
               (2)  under Article 55.01(a)(2)(A)(ii)(b) after
  successful completion of a mental health court program created
  under Chapter 125, Government Code, or former law.
         SECTION 24.  Section 125.001, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 125.001.  MENTAL HEALTH COURT PROGRAM DEFINED;
  PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS.  (a)  In this chapter, "mental
  health court program" means a program that has the following
  essential characteristics:
               (1)  the integration of mental illness treatment
  services and mental retardation services in the processing of cases
  in the judicial system;
               (2)  the use of a nonadversarial approach involving
  prosecutors and defense attorneys to promote public safety and to
  protect the due process rights of program participants;
               (3)  early identification and prompt placement of
  eligible participants in the program;
               (4)  access to mental illness treatment services and
  mental retardation services;
               (5)  ongoing judicial interaction with program
  participants;
               (6)  diversion of potentially mentally ill or mentally
  retarded defendants to needed services as an alternative to
  subjecting those defendants to the criminal justice system;
               (7)  monitoring and evaluation of program goals and
  effectiveness;
               (8)  continuing interdisciplinary education to promote
  effective program planning, implementation, and operations; and
               (9)  development of partnerships with public agencies
  and community organizations, including local mental retardation
  authorities.
         (b)  If a defendant successfully completes a mental health
  court program, after notice to the attorney representing the state
  and a hearing in the mental health court at which that court
  determines that a dismissal is in the best interest of justice, the
  mental health court shall provide to the court in which the criminal
  case is pending information about the dismissal and shall include
  all of the information required about the defendant for a petition
  for expunction under Section 2(b), Article 55.02, Code of Criminal
  Procedure.  The court in which the criminal case is pending shall
  dismiss the case against the defendant and:
               (1)  if that trial court is a district court, the court
  may, with the consent of the attorney representing the state, enter
  an order of expunction on behalf of the defendant under Section
  1a(a-2), Article 55.02, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
               (2)  if that trial court is not a district court, the
  court may, with the consent of the attorney representing the state,
  forward the appropriate dismissal and expunction information to
  enable a district court with jurisdiction to enter an order of
  expunction on behalf of the defendant under Section 1a(a-2),
  Article 55.02, Code of Criminal Procedure.
         SECTION 25.  Chapter 125, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Sections 125.0025 and 125.005 to read as follows:
         Sec. 125.0025.  ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PROGRAM. The
  commissioners courts of two or more counties may elect to establish
  a regional mental health court program under this chapter for the
  participating counties.
         Sec. 125.005.  PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES MANDATORY.
  (a)  The commissioners court of a county with a population of more
  than 200,000 shall:
               (1)  establish a mental health court program under
  Section 125.002; and
               (2)  direct the judge, magistrate, or coordinator to
  comply with Section 121.002(c)(1).
         (b)  A county required under this section to establish a
  mental health court program shall apply for federal and state funds
  available to pay the costs of the program.  The criminal justice
  division of the governor's office may assist a county in applying
  for federal funds as required by this subsection.
         (c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a county is required to
  establish a mental health court program under this section only if:
               (1)  the county receives federal or state funding
  specifically for that purpose in an amount sufficient to pay the
  fund costs of the mental health court program; and
               (2)  the judge, magistrate, or coordinator receives the
  verification described by Section 121.002(c)(2).
         (d)  A county that is required under this section to
  establish a mental health court program and fails to establish or to
  maintain that program is ineligible to receive grant funding from
  this state or any state agency.
         SECTION 26.  Section 532.013(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  In this section:
               (1)  "Forensic patient" means a person with mental
  illness or a person with an intellectual disability who is:
                     (A)  examined on the issue of competency to stand
  trial by an expert appointed under Subchapter B, Chapter 46B, Code
  of Criminal Procedure;
                     (B)  found incompetent to stand trial under
  Subchapter C, Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure;
                     (C)  committed to court-ordered mental health
  services under Subchapter E, Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal
  Procedure; [or]
                     (D)  found not guilty by reason of insanity under
  Chapter 46C, Code of Criminal Procedure;
                     (E)  examined on the issue of fitness to proceed
  with juvenile court proceedings by an expert appointed under
  Chapter 51, Family Code; or
                     (F)  found unfit to proceed under Subchapter C,
  Chapter 55, Family Code.
               (2)  "Forensic services" means a competency
  examination, competency restoration services, or mental health or
  intellectual disability services provided to a current or former
  forensic patient in the community or at a department facility.
         SECTION 27.  (a)  This Act applies only to a proceeding
  under Chapter 46B or 46C, Code of Criminal Procedure, that begins on
  or after the effective date of this Act, regardless of when the
  defendant committed the underlying offense for which the defendant
  became subject to the proceeding.  A proceeding that begins before
  the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on
  the date the proceeding began, and the former law is continued in
  effect for that purpose.
         (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section,
  the changes in law made to Articles 55.01 and 55.02, Code of
  Criminal Procedure, apply to the expunction of arrest records and
  files for a person who successfully completes a mental health court
  program under Chapter 125, Government Code, or former law before,
  on, or after the effective date of this Act, regardless of when the
  underlying arrest occurred.
         (c)  The change in law made by this Act to Article 102.006,
  Code of Criminal Procedure, applies to the fees charged or costs
  assessed for an expunction order entered on or after the effective
  date of this Act, regardless of whether the underlying arrest
  occurred before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
         (d)  For a person who is entitled to expunction under Article
  55.01(a)(2)(A)(ii)(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended by
  this Act, based on a successful completion of a mental health court
  program under Chapter 125, Government Code, or former law before
  the effective date of this Act, notwithstanding the 30-day time
  limit provided for the court to enter an automatic order of
  expunction under Section 1a(a-2), Article 55.02, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, as added by this Act, the court may, with the consent of
  the attorney representing the state, enter an order of expunction
  for the person as soon as practicable after the court receives
  written notice from any party to the case about the person's
  entitlement to the expunction.
         SECTION 28.  This Act takes effect immediately if it
  receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
  house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  
  If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
  effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 562 passed the Senate on
  April 29, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0;
  May 23, 2019, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and
  requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 23, 2019, House
  granted request of the Senate; May 25, 2019, Senate adopted
  Conference Committee Report by the following vote:  Yeas 30,
  Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 562 passed the House, with
  amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 134,
  Nays 7, two present not voting; May 23, 2019, House granted request
  of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;
  May 26, 2019, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the
  following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 0, one present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
             Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor