85R6096 ADM-D
By: Israel H.B. No. 1314
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the release on personal bond of a person who is
pregnant.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Article 17.034 to read as follows:
Art. 17.034. RELEASE ON PERSONAL BOND OF PREGNANT
DEFENDANT. (a) For purposes of this article, a person is considered
to have been convicted of an offense if:
(1) a sentence is imposed;
(2) the person is placed on community supervision,
including deferred adjudication community supervision; or
(3) the court defers final disposition of the case.
(b) A magistrate shall release a defendant on personal bond
without sureties or other security, unless good cause is shown
otherwise, if the defendant:
(1) is pregnant; and
(2) is not charged with and has not been previously
convicted of a violent offense, as defined by Article 17.032(a).
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a person who is arrested on or after the effective date of this
Act. A person arrested before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the person was arrested,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.