By: King of Parker (Senate Sponsor - Huffines) H.B. No. 1655
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2017;
May 4, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran
Affairs & Border Security; May 11, 2017, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 11, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the reporting of certain offenses committed by members
of the Texas military forces.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 42.0183(b), Code of Criminal Procedure,
is amended to read as follows:
(b) As soon as possible after the date on which the
defendant is convicted or granted deferred adjudication on the
basis of an offense, the clerk of the court in which the conviction
or deferred adjudication is entered shall provide written notice of
the conviction or deferred adjudication to the staff judge advocate
general [at Joint Force Headquarters] or the provost marshal of the
military installation to which the defendant is assigned with the
intent that the commanding officer will be notified, as applicable.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Article
42.0183(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, applies only to a judgment
of conviction entered on or after the effective date of this Act or
a grant of deferred adjudication made on or after the effective date
of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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