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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a defendant's eligibility for reduction or termination |
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of community supervision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 42A.701(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(g) This article does not apply to a defendant convicted of: |
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(1) an offense under Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code, |
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unless the defendant successfully completes a veterans treatment |
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court program under Chapter 124, Government Code; |
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(2) an offense the conviction of which requires |
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registration as a sex offender under Chapter 62; or |
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(3) a felony described by Article 42A.054. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a person who is placed on community supervision for an offense |
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committed on or after the effective date of this Act. A person who |
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is placed on community supervision for an offense committed before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on |
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the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an |
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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, 2023. |