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| 1 | 1 | 81R2485 GCB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Alonzo H.B. No. 195 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to pretrial hearings in criminal cases. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Article 28.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended by adding Section 4 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 4. A court shall set a pre-trial hearing in any | |
| 12 | 12 | criminal case if the state or the defendant requests the hearing. | |
| 13 | 13 | The court must hold the hearing not later than the 30th day before | |
| 14 | 14 | the date on which trial commences. | |
| 15 | 15 | SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a criminal case in which | |
| 16 | 16 | the indictment or information is presented to the court on or after | |
| 17 | 17 | the effective date of this Act. A criminal case in which the | |
| 18 | 18 | indictment or information is presented to the court before the | |
| 19 | 19 | effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the | |
| 20 | 20 | indictment or information is presented, and the former law is | |
| 21 | 21 | continued in effect for that purpose. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |