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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the maximum period of community supervision in a |
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misdemeanor case. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Articles 42A.053(f) and (g), Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, are amended to read as follows: |
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(f) The maximum period of community supervision in a |
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misdemeanor case is the same as the maximum term of confinement |
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applicable to the offense [two years]. |
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(g) Notwithstanding Subsection (d)(2) [or (f)], a judge may |
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extend the maximum period of community supervision in a felony case |
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in the manner provided by Article 42A.753 or 42A.757. |
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SECTION 2. Article 42A.753(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) On a showing of good cause, the judge may extend a period |
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of community supervision under Article 42A.752(a)(2) as frequently |
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as the judge determines is necessary, but the period of community |
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supervision in a first, second, or third degree felony case may not |
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exceed 10 years and[, except as otherwise provided by Subsection |
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(b),] the period of community supervision in a misdemeanor case may |
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not exceed the maximum term of confinement applicable to the |
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offense [three years]. |
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SECTION 3. Article 42A.753(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |