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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the information reported by prosecuting attorneys to |
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the Texas Judicial Council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 71, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 71.0354 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 71.0354. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY INFORMATION. (a) In |
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this section, "prosecuting attorney" means a county attorney, |
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district attorney, or criminal district attorney representing this |
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state in criminal matters before the district or other courts of the |
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county. |
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(b) Each prosecuting attorney shall report in the form and |
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manner prescribed by the council information on: |
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(1) the categories of criminal offenses prosecuted by |
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the prosecuting attorney and the number of criminal cases in each |
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category; |
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(2) the number of personnel employed by the |
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prosecuting attorney and whether that number is sufficient to |
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support the prosecutor's caseload; |
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(3) the number of times a defendant was released as |
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provided by Article 17.151, Code of Criminal Procedure; and |
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(4) the number of electronic notices submitted by the |
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prosecuting attorney to a court as required by Article |
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17.027(a)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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(c) In prescribing the information to be submitted and form |
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and manner of submission of the information under Subsection (b), |
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the council shall consult with: |
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(1) the Texas District and County Attorneys |
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Association; and |
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(2) other interested persons. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2026, the Texas |
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Judicial Council shall prescribe the information, and form and |
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manner of submission, a prosecuting attorney in this state is |
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required to report under Section 71.0354, Government Code, as added |
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by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |