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AN ACT
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relating to crime victims' compensation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 56B.102, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The [Before acting on an application for compensation |
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under this chapter, the] attorney general may make an emergency |
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award for anticipated pecuniary losses if it appears likely that: |
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(1) a final award will be made; and |
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(2) the claimant or victim will suffer undue hardship |
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if immediate economic relief is not obtained. |
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(d) The limitations on emergency awards described by |
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Subsections (a)(1) and (c) do not apply to an application for |
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compensation under this chapter: |
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(1) made by a claimant in relation to a deceased |
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victim; and |
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(2) arising from criminally injurious conduct that |
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resulted in a proclaimed state of emergency under Section 433.001, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Article 56B.102, Code of Criminal Procedure, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to compensation for criminally |
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injurious conduct occurring on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. Compensation for criminally injurious conduct occurring |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the conduct occurred, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, |
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criminally injurious conduct occurred before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense underlying the conduct |
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occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3745 was passed by the House on May 8, |
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2025, by the following vote: Yeas 123, Nays 22, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3745 was passed by the Senate on May |
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25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |