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Amend HB 1925 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Article 45.014, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) A justice or judge may not issue an arrest warrant for the defendant's failure to appear at the initial court setting, including failure to appear as required by a citation issued under Article 14.06(b), if the offense for which the defendant failed to appear is an offense under Section 48.05, Penal Code.
SECTION ____. Article 45.045, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) The court may not issue a capias pro fine for the defendant's failure to satisfy the judgment according to its terms if the judgment is for an offense under Section 48.05, Penal Code.