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22 By: King of Hemphill H.B. No. 4103
3- Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4103:
4- By: White C.S.H.B. No. 4103
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75 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
86 AN ACT
97 relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators, the
108 operation of the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and certain related
119 offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.
1210 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1311 SECTION 1. The heading to Section 30.010, Civil Practice
1412 and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
1513 Sec. 30.010. PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION PRIVILEGED
1614 FROM DISCOVERY BY INMATE OR COMMITTED PERSON.
1715 SECTION 2. Sections 30.010(a) and (b), Civil Practice and
1816 Remedies Code, are amended to read as follows:
1917 (a) Personal identifying information pertaining to an
2018 individual, including the individual's home address, home
2119 telephone number, and social security account number, is privileged
2220 from discovery by an individual who is imprisoned or confined in any
2321 correctional facility or civilly committed as a sexually violent
2422 predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, if the
2523 individual to whom the information pertains is:
2624 (1) an employee of any correctional facility; [or]
2725 (2) an officer or employee of the Texas Civil
2826 Commitment Office or a person who contracts with the office to
2927 perform a service or an employee of that person; or
3028 (3) related within the first degree by consanguinity
3129 or affinity to an individual described by Subdivision (1) or (2)
3230 [who is an employee of any correctional facility].
3331 (b) Personal identifying information that is privileged
3432 under this section may be discovered by an individual who is
3533 imprisoned or confined in a correctional facility or civilly
3634 committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health
3735 and Safety Code, only if:
3836 (1) the incarcerated individual or committed person
3937 shows good cause to the court for the discovery of the information;
4038 and
4139 (2) the court renders an order that authorizes
4240 discovery of the information.
4341 SECTION 3. Article 2.13, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
4442 amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
4543 (d) On a request made by that office, a peace officer shall
4644 execute an emergency detention order issued by the Texas Civil
4745 Commitment Office under Section 841.0837, Health and Safety Code.
4846 SECTION 4. Article 17.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
4947 amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
5048 read as follows:
5149 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (b-1) [of this
5250 article], a magistrate may, in the magistrate's discretion, release
5351 the defendant on [his] personal bond without sureties or other
5452 security.
5553 (b-1) A magistrate may not release on personal bond a
5654 defendant who, at the time of the commission of the charged offense,
5755 is civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter
5856 841, Health and Safety Code.
59- SECTION 5. Article 62.202, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
57+ SECTION 5. Article 42A.454(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
58+ is amended to read as follows:
59+ (a) This article applies only to a defendant who is required
60+ to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, by court order or
61+ otherwise, and:
62+ (1) is convicted of or receives a grant of deferred
63+ adjudication community supervision for a violation of Section
64+ 21.11, 22.011(a)(2), 22.021(a)(1)(B), 33.021, or 43.25, Penal
65+ Code;
66+ (2) used the Internet or any other type of electronic
67+ device used for Internet access to commit the offense or engage in
68+ the conduct for which the person is required to register under
69+ Chapter 62; or
70+ (3) is assigned a numeric risk level of three based on
71+ an assessment conducted using the sex offender screening tool
72+ adopted under Article 62.007.
73+ SECTION 6. Article 62.202, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
6074 amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
6175 read as follows:
6276 (a) Notwithstanding Article 62.058, if an individual
6377 subject to registration under this chapter is civilly committed as
6478 a sexually violent predator, the person shall report to the local
6579 law enforcement authority designated as the person's primary
6680 registration authority by the department to verify the information
6781 in the registration form maintained by the authority for that
6882 person as follows:
6983 (1) if the person resides at a civil commitment
70- center, not less than once each year; or
84+ center, not less than once each year on or after the 30th day before
85+ the anniversary of the person's date of birth but before the 31st
86+ day after that date; or
7187 (2) if the person does not reside at a civil commitment
7288 center, not less than once in each 30-day period following:
7389 (A) the date the person first registered under
7490 this chapter; or
7591 (B) if applicable, the date the person moved from
7692 the center [to verify the information in the registration form
7793 maintained by the authority for that person].
7894 (a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2) [this subsection],
7995 a person complies with a requirement that the person register
8096 within a 30-day period following a date if the person registers at
8197 any time on or after the 27th day following that date but before the
8298 33rd day after that date.
83- SECTION 6. Subchapter E, Chapter 62, Code of Criminal
99+ SECTION 7. Subchapter E, Chapter 62, Code of Criminal
84100 Procedure, is amended by adding Article 62.2021 to read as follows:
85101 Art. 62.2021. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSE OR
86- PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE: INDIVIDUALS RESIDING AT CIVIL
87- COMMITMENT CENTER. (a) Notwithstanding Article 62.060(b), a
88- person subject to registration who is civilly committed as a
89- sexually violent predator and resides at a civil commitment center
90- shall renew the person's department-issued driver's license or
91- personal identification certificate as prescribed by Section
92- 521.103, 521.272, or 522.033, Transportation Code, as applicable.
102+ PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE FOR INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO
103+ COMMITMENT. (a) Notwithstanding Article 62.060(b), a person
104+ subject to registration who is civilly committed as a sexually
105+ violent predator and resides at a civil commitment center shall
106+ renew the person's department-issued driver's license or personal
107+ identification certificate as prescribed by Section 521.103,
108+ 521.272, or 522.033, Transportation Code, as applicable.
93109 (b) On the date that a person described by Subsection (a) no
94- longer resides at a civil commitment center, the person is required
95- to renew a driver's license or personal identification certificate
96- only as provided by Article 62.060(b).
97- SECTION 7. Section 411.0765(b), Government Code, is amended
110+ longer resides at a civil commitment center or has been released by
111+ a court from all requirements of the civil commitment process:
112+ (1) the person's duty to renew a driver's license or
113+ personal identification certificate is no longer imposed by this
114+ article; and
115+ (2) the person is required to renew a driver's license
116+ or personal identification certificate as provided by Article
117+ 62.060(b).
118+ SECTION 8. Section 411.0765(b), Government Code, is amended
98119 to read as follows:
99120 (b) A criminal justice agency may disclose criminal history
100121 record information that is the subject of an order of nondisclosure
101122 of criminal history record information under this subchapter to the
102123 following noncriminal justice agencies or entities only:
103124 (1) the State Board for Educator Certification;
104125 (2) a school district, charter school, private school,
105126 regional education service center, commercial transportation
106127 company, or education shared service arrangement;
107128 (3) the Texas Medical Board;
108129 (4) the Texas School for the Blind and Visually
109130 Impaired;
110131 (5) the Board of Law Examiners;
111132 (6) the State Bar of Texas;
112133 (7) a district court regarding a petition for name
113134 change under Subchapter B, Chapter 45, Family Code;
114135 (8) the Texas School for the Deaf;
115136 (9) the Department of Family and Protective Services;
116137 (10) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;
117138 (11) the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative
118139 Services;
119140 (12) the Department of State Health Services, a local
120141 mental health service, a local intellectual and developmental
121142 disability authority, or a community center providing services to
122143 persons with mental illness or intellectual or developmental
123144 disabilities;
124145 (13) the Texas Private Security Board;
125146 (14) a municipal or volunteer fire department;
126147 (15) the Texas Board of Nursing;
127148 (16) a safe house providing shelter to children in
128149 harmful situations;
129150 (17) a public or nonprofit hospital or hospital
130151 district, or a facility as defined by Section 250.001, Health and
131152 Safety Code;
132153 (18) the securities commissioner, the banking
133154 commissioner, the savings and mortgage lending commissioner, the
134155 consumer credit commissioner, or the credit union commissioner;
135156 (19) the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy;
136157 (20) the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;
137158 (21) the Health and Human Services Commission;
138159 (22) the Department of Aging and Disability Services;
139160 (23) the Texas Education Agency;
140161 (24) the Judicial Branch Certification Commission;
141162 (25) a county clerk's office in relation to a
142163 proceeding for the appointment of a guardian under Title 3, Estates
143164 Code;
144165 (26) the Department of Information Resources but only
145166 regarding an employee, applicant for employment, contractor,
146167 subcontractor, intern, or volunteer who provides network security
147168 services under Chapter 2059 to:
148169 (A) the Department of Information Resources; or
149170 (B) a contractor or subcontractor of the
150171 Department of Information Resources;
151172 (27) the Texas Department of Insurance;
152173 (28) the Teacher Retirement System of Texas;
153174 (29) the Texas State Board of Pharmacy;
154175 (30) the Texas Civil Commitment Office;
155176 (31) a bank, savings bank, savings and loan
156177 association, credit union, or mortgage banker, a subsidiary or
157178 affiliate of those entities, or another financial institution
158179 regulated by a state regulatory entity listed in Subdivision (18)
159180 or by a corresponding federal regulatory entity, but only regarding
160181 an employee, contractor, subcontractor, intern, or volunteer of or
161182 an applicant for employment by that bank, savings bank, savings and
162183 loan association, credit union, mortgage banker, subsidiary or
163184 affiliate, or financial institution; and
164185 (32) [(31)] an employer that has a facility that
165186 handles or has the capability of handling, transporting, storing,
166187 processing, manufacturing, or controlling hazardous, explosive,
167188 combustible, or flammable materials, if:
168189 (A) the facility is critical infrastructure, as
169190 defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 5195c(e), or the employer is required
170191 to submit to a risk management plan under Section 112(r) of the
171192 federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7412) for the facility; and
172193 (B) the information concerns an employee,
173194 applicant for employment, contractor, or subcontractor whose
174195 duties involve or will involve the handling, transporting, storing,
175196 processing, manufacturing, or controlling hazardous, explosive,
176197 combustible, or flammable materials and whose background is
177198 required to be screened under a federal provision described by
178199 Paragraph (A).
179- SECTION 8. Sections 411.1389(a) and (c), Government Code,
200+ SECTION 9. Sections 411.1389(a) and (c), Government Code,
180201 are amended to read as follows:
181202 (a) The Texas Civil Commitment Office is entitled to obtain
182203 from the department criminal history record information that is
183204 maintained by the department and that relates to a person who:
184205 (1) has applied with the office to be:
185206 (A) [(1)] an employee of the office; or
186207 (B) [(2)] a contracted service provider with the
187208 office; or
188209 (2) seeks the office's approval to act as a contact or
189210 chaperone for a person who is civilly committed as a sexually
190211 violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code.
191212 (c) The Texas Civil Commitment Office shall destroy
192213 criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (a)
193214 as soon as practicable after the date on which, as applicable:
194215 (1) the person's employment or contract with the
195216 office terminates; [or]
196217 (2) the office decides not to employ or contract with
197218 the person; or
198219 (3) the office determines whether the person is
199220 suitable as a contact or chaperone for a person who is civilly
200221 committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health
201222 and Safety Code.
202- SECTION 9. Section 420A.002(c), Government Code, is amended
203- to read as follows:
223+ SECTION 10. Section 420A.002(c), Government Code, is
224+ amended to read as follows:
204225 (c) Members of the board serve staggered six-year
205226 [two-year] terms, with the terms of one or two members expiring on[.
206227 Three members' terms expire February 1 of each even-numbered year
207228 and two members' terms expire] February 1 of each odd-numbered
208229 year.
209- SECTION 10. Section 420A.003, Government Code, is amended
230+ SECTION 11. Section 420A.003, Government Code, is amended
210231 by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
211232 (a-1) The presiding officer shall select a member of the
212233 board as an assistant presiding officer and may create board
213234 committees.
214- SECTION 11. Section 420A.011, Government Code, is amended
235+ SECTION 12. Section 420A.011, Government Code, is amended
215236 to read as follows:
216237 Sec. 420A.011. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT; SUPPORT. (a) The
217238 office is administratively attached to the Health and Human
218239 Services Commission [Department of State Health Services].
219240 (b) The Health and Human Services Commission [Department of
220241 State Health Services] shall provide administrative support
221242 services, including human resources, budgetary, accounting,
222243 purchasing, payroll, information technology, and legal support
223244 services, to the office as necessary to carry out the purposes of
224245 this chapter.
225246 (c) The office, in accordance with the rules and procedures
226247 of the Legislative Budget Board, shall prepare, approve, and submit
227248 a legislative appropriations request that is separate from the
228249 legislative appropriations request for the Health and Human
229250 Services Commission [Department of State Health Services] and is
230251 used to develop the office's budget structure. The office shall
231252 maintain the office's legislative appropriations request and
232253 budget structure separately from those of the commission
233254 [department].
234- SECTION 12. Section 552.117(a), Government Code, is amended
255+ SECTION 13. Chapter 420A, Government Code, is amended by
256+ adding Section 420A.012 to read as follows:
257+ Sec. 420A.012. RULES. The board may adopt rules as
258+ necessary to enable the office to perform the office's duties under
259+ this subchapter.
260+ SECTION 14. Section 508.1861(a), Government Code, is
261+ amended to read as follows:
262+ (a) This section applies only to a person who, on release,
263+ will be required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62,
264+ Code of Criminal Procedure, by court order or otherwise, and:
265+ (1) is serving a sentence for an offense under Section
266+ 21.11, 22.011(a)(2), 22.021(a)(1)(B), 33.021, or 43.25, Penal
267+ Code;
268+ (2) used the Internet or any other type of electronic
269+ device used for Internet access to commit the offense or engage in
270+ the conduct for which the person is required to register under
271+ Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
272+ (3) is assigned a numeric risk level of two or three
273+ based on an assessment conducted using the sex offender screening
274+ tool adopted under Article 62.007, Code of Criminal Procedure.
275+ SECTION 15. Section 552.117(a), Government Code, is amended
235276 to read as follows:
236277 (a) Information is excepted from the requirements of
237278 Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to the home
238279 address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or
239280 social security number of the following person or that reveals
240281 whether the person has family members:
241282 (1) a current or former official or employee of a
242283 governmental body, except as otherwise provided by Section 552.024;
243284 (2) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of
244285 Criminal Procedure, or a security officer commissioned under
245286 Section 51.212, Education Code, regardless of whether the officer
246287 complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;
247288 (3) a current or former employee of the Texas
248289 Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of
249290 the department or any division of the department, regardless of
250291 whether the current or former employee complies with Section
251292 552.1175;
252293 (4) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of
253294 Criminal Procedure, or other law, a reserve law enforcement
254295 officer, a commissioned deputy game warden, or a corrections
255296 officer in a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this
256297 state who was killed in the line of duty, regardless of whether the
257298 deceased complied with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
258299 (5) a commissioned security officer as defined by
259300 Section 1702.002, Occupations Code, regardless of whether the
260301 officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;
261302 (6) an officer or employee of a community supervision
262303 and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who
263304 performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b), regardless of
264305 whether the officer or employee complies with Section 552.024 or
265306 552.1175;
266307 (7) a current or former employee of the office of the
267308 attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office
268309 the duties of which involve law enforcement, regardless of whether
269310 the current or former employee complies with Section 552.024 or
270311 552.1175;
271312 (8) a current or former employee of the Texas Juvenile
272313 Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of the
273314 department, regardless of whether the current or former employee
274315 complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
275316 (9) a current or former juvenile probation or
276317 supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
277318 Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
278319 under Title 12, Human Resources Code, regardless of whether the
279320 current or former officer complies with Section 552.024 or
280321 552.1175;
281322 (10) a current or former employee of a juvenile
282323 justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section
283324 261.405, Family Code, regardless of whether the current or former
284325 employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; [or]
285326 (11) a current or former member of the Texas military
286327 forces, as that term is defined by Section 437.001; or
287328 (12) a current or former employee of the Texas Civil
288329 Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or
289330 a division of the office, regardless of whether the current or
290331 former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175.
291- SECTION 13. The heading to Section 552.1175, Government
332+ SECTION 16. The heading to Section 552.1175, Government
292333 Code, is amended to read as follows:
293334 Sec. 552.1175. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN PERSONAL
294335 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF PEACE OFFICERS, COUNTY JAILERS,
295336 SECURITY OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OF CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES OR CERTAIN
296337 CRIMINAL OR JUVENILE JUSTICE AGENCIES OR OFFICES, AND FEDERAL AND
297338 STATE JUDGES.
298- SECTION 14. Section 552.1175(a), Government Code, is
339+ SECTION 17. Section 552.1175(a), Government Code, is
299340 amended to read as follows:
300341 (a) This section applies only to:
301342 (1) peace officers as defined by Article 2.12, Code of
302343 Criminal Procedure;
303344 (2) county jailers as defined by Section 1701.001,
304345 Occupations Code;
305346 (3) current or former employees of the Texas
306347 Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of
307348 the department or any division of the department;
308349 (4) commissioned security officers as defined by
309350 Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
310351 (5) employees of a district attorney, criminal
311352 district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
312353 jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
313354 matters;
314355 (6) officers and employees of a community supervision
315356 and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who perform
316357 a duty described by Section 76.004(b);
317358 (7) criminal investigators of the United States as
318359 described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
319360 (8) police officers and inspectors of the United
320361 States Federal Protective Service;
321362 (9) current and former employees of the office of the
322363 attorney general who are or were assigned to a division of that
323364 office the duties of which involve law enforcement;
324365 (10) current or former juvenile probation and
325366 detention officers certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
326367 Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
327368 under Title 12, Human Resources Code;
328369 (11) current or former employees of a juvenile justice
329370 program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section 261.405,
330371 Family Code;
331372 (12) current or former employees of the Texas Juvenile
332373 Justice Department or the predecessors in function of the
333374 department; [and]
334375 (13) federal judges and state judges as defined by
335376 Section 13.0021, Election Code; and
336377 (14) current or former employees of the Texas Civil
337378 Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or
338379 a division of the office.
339- SECTION 15. Section 572.032(a-1), Government Code, is
380+ SECTION 18. Section 572.032(a-1), Government Code, is
340381 amended to read as follows:
341382 (a-1) Before permitting a member of the public to view a
342383 financial statement filed under this subchapter or providing a copy
343384 of the statement to a member of the public, the [The] commission
344385 shall remove [the home address of a judge or justice] from the [a
345386 financial] statement, if applicable, the home address of [filed
346387 under this subchapter before]:
347388 (1) a judge or justice [permitting a member of the
348389 public to view the statement]; or
349390 (2) a member of the governing board or executive head
350391 of the Texas Civil Commitment Office [providing a copy of the
351392 statement to a member of the public].
352- SECTION 16. Sections 841.082(a), (d), and (e), Health and
353- Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
393+ SECTION 19. Section 841.082(a), Health and Safety Code, is
394+ amended to read as follows:
354395 (a) Before entering an order directing a person's civil
355396 commitment, the judge shall impose on the person requirements
356397 necessary to ensure the person's compliance with treatment and
357398 supervision and to protect the community. The requirements shall
358399 include:
359400 (1) requiring the person to reside where instructed by
360401 the office;
361402 (2) prohibiting the person's contact with a victim of
362403 the person;
363404 (3) requiring the person's participation in and
364405 compliance with the sex offender treatment program provided by the
365406 office and compliance with all written requirements imposed by the
366407 office;
367- (4) requiring the person to submit to appropriate
368- supervision and:
369- (A) submit to tracking under a particular type of
370- tracking service, if the person:
371- (i) while residing at a civil commitment
372- center, leaves the center for any reason;
373- (ii) is in one of the two most restrictive
374- tiers of treatment, as determined by the office;
375- (iii) is on disciplinary status, as
376- determined by the office; or
377- (iv) resides in the community [and to any
378- other appropriate supervision]; and
379- (B) if required to submit to tracking under
380- Paragraph (A), refrain from tampering with, altering, modifying,
381- obstructing, removing, or manipulating the tracking equipment; and
408+ (4) requiring the person to[:
409+ [(A)] submit to tracking under a particular type
410+ of tracking service and to [any] other appropriate supervision[;]
411+ and to
412+ [(B)] refrain from tampering with, altering,
413+ modifying, obstructing, removing, or manipulating the tracking
414+ equipment, if the person:
415+ (A) while residing at a civil commitment center,
416+ leaves the center for any reason;
417+ (B) is in one of the two most restrictive tiers of
418+ treatment, as determined by the office;
419+ (C) is on disciplinary status, as determined by
420+ the office; or
421+ (D) resides in the community; and
382422 (5) prohibiting the person from leaving the state
383423 without prior authorization from the office.
384- (d) The committing court retains jurisdiction of the case
385- with respect to a proceeding conducted under this subchapter, other
386- than a criminal proceeding involving an offense under Section
387- 841.085, or to a civil commitment proceeding conducted under
388- Subchapters F and G.
389- (e) The requirements imposed under Subsection (a) may be
390- modified by the committing court at any time after notice to each
391- affected party to the proceedings and a hearing.
392- SECTION 17. Section 841.0832(b), Health and Safety Code, is
424+ SECTION 20. Section 841.0832(b), Health and Safety Code, is
393425 amended to read as follows:
394426 (b) The office shall designate all or part of a facility
395427 under Subsection (a) to serve as an intake and orientation facility
396428 for committed persons on release from a secure correctional
397429 facility.
398- SECTION 18. Section 841.0833, Health and Safety Code, is
430+ SECTION 21. Section 841.0833, Health and Safety Code, is
399431 amended to read as follows:
400432 Sec. 841.0833. SECURITY AND MONITORING; CONFIDENTIALITY.
401433 (a) The office shall develop procedures for the security and
402434 monitoring of committed persons in each programming tier.
403435 (b) Information regarding the security and monitoring
404436 procedures developed under Subsection (a) is confidential and not
405437 subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
406- SECTION 19. Section 841.0834, Health and Safety Code, is
438+ SECTION 22. Section 841.0834, Health and Safety Code, is
407439 amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
408440 (e) A committed person who files a petition under this
409441 section shall serve a copy of the petition on the office.
410- SECTION 20. Section 841.0836, Health and Safety Code, is
442+ SECTION 23. Section 841.0836, Health and Safety Code, is
411443 amended to read as follows:
412444 Sec. 841.0836. RELEASE FROM HOUSING. (a) A committed
413445 person released from housing operated by or under contract with the
414446 office shall be released to:
415447 (1) the county in which the person was most recently
416448 convicted of a sexually violent offense; or
417449 (2) if the county described by Subdivision (1) does
418450 not provide adequate opportunities for the person's treatment and
419451 for the person's housing or other supervision, as determined by the
420452 office, a county designated by the office.
421453 (b) The office may require a committed person released to a
422454 county under Subsection (a)(2) to change the person's residence to
423455 the county described by Subsection (a)(1) if the office determines
424456 that adequate opportunities for the person's treatment and for the
425457 person's housing or other supervision become available in that
426458 county.
427- SECTION 21. Subchapter E, Chapter 841, Health and Safety
459+ SECTION 24. Subchapter E, Chapter 841, Health and Safety
428460 Code, is amended by adding Sections 841.0837 and 841.0838 to read as
429461 follows:
430462 Sec. 841.0837. EMERGENCY DETENTION ORDER. (a) In this
431463 section, "peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Article 2.12,
432464 Code of Criminal Procedure.
433465 (b) For the purpose of returning a committed person to a
434466 more restrictive setting following a transfer to less restrictive
435467 housing and supervision under Section 841.0834 or a release under
436468 Section 841.0836, the office may issue an emergency detention order
437469 for the person's immediate apprehension and transportation to a
438470 location designated by the office.
439471 Sec. 841.0838. USE OF RESTRAINTS. (a) An employee of the
440472 office, or a person who contracts with the office or an employee of
441473 that person, may use mechanical or chemical restraints on a
442474 committed person residing in a civil commitment center or while
443475 transporting a committed person who resides at the center only if:
444476 (1) the employee or person completes a training
445477 program approved by the office on the use of restraints that:
446478 (A) includes instruction on the office's
447479 approved restraint techniques and devices and the office's verbal
448480 de-escalation policies, procedures, and practices; and
449481 (B) requires the employee or person to
450482 demonstrate competency in the use of the restraint techniques and
451483 devices; and
452484 (2) the restraint is:
453485 (A) used as a last resort;
454- (B) necessary to stop or prevent:
486+ (B) necessary to prevent:
455487 (i) imminent physical injury to the
456488 committed person or another;
457- (ii) threatening behavior by the committed
458- person while the person is using or exhibiting a weapon;
459- (iii) a disturbance by a group of committed
460- persons; or
461- (iv) an absconsion from the center; and
489+ (ii) serious property damage; or
490+ (iii) an escape from the center; and
462491 (C) the least restrictive restraint necessary,
463- used for the minimum duration necessary, to stop or prevent the
464- injury, threatening behavior, disturbance, or absconsion.
492+ used for the minimum duration necessary, to prevent the injury,
493+ property damage, or escape.
465494 (b) The office shall develop procedures governing the use of
466495 mechanical or chemical restraints on committed persons.
467- SECTION 22. Section 841.084(a), Health and Safety Code, is
496+ SECTION 25. Section 841.084(a), Health and Safety Code, is
468497 amended to read as follows:
469498 (a) Notwithstanding Section 841.146(c), a civilly committed
470499 person who is not indigent:
471500 (1) is responsible for the cost of:
472501 (A) housing and treatment provided under this
473502 chapter; [and]
474503 (B) the tracking service required by Section
475504 841.082; and
476505 (C) repairs to or replacement of the tracking
477506 equipment required by Section 841.082, if the person intentionally
478507 caused the damage to or loss of the equipment, as determined by the
479508 office; and
480509 (2) [monthly] shall pay to the office:
481510 (A) a monthly [the] amount that the office
482511 determines will be necessary to defray the cost of providing the
483512 housing, treatment, and service with respect to the person; and
484513 (B) as directed by the office, any amount for
485514 which the person is responsible under Subdivision (1)(C).
486- SECTION 23. Section 841.085, Health and Safety Code, is
487- amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
488- (c) On request of the local prosecuting attorney, the
489- special prosecution unit may assist in the trial of an offense under
490- this section.
491- SECTION 24. Section 841.151(c), Health and Safety Code, is
515+ SECTION 26. Section 841.151(c), Health and Safety Code, is
492516 amended to read as follows:
493517 (c) As soon as practicable before, but not [Not] later than
494518 the third business day preceding, the date a correctional facility,
495519 secure correctional facility, or secure detention facility
496520 releases a person who, at the time of the person's detention or
497521 confinement, was civilly committed under this chapter as a sexually
498522 violent predator, the facility shall notify the office and the
499523 person's case manager in writing of the anticipated date and time of
500524 the person's release.
501- SECTION 25. Subchapter H, Chapter 841, Health and Safety
502- Code, is amended by adding Sections 841.152 and 841.153 to read as
503- follows:
525+ SECTION 27. Subchapter H, Chapter 841, Health and Safety
526+ Code, is amended by adding Sections 841.152, 841.153, and 841.154
527+ to read as follows:
504528 Sec. 841.152. CERTAIN HEARINGS BY CLOSED-CIRCUIT VIDEO
505529 TELECONFERENCING PERMITTED. (a) Notwithstanding Section
506530 841.103(c), on motion by the attorney representing the state, the
507531 court shall require a committed person to appear via closed-circuit
508532 video teleconferencing at a hearing on the modification of civil
509533 commitment requirements under Section 841.082 or a hearing under
510534 Subchapter F or G.
511535 (b) A recording of a hearing conducted as provided by
512536 Subsection (a) shall be made and preserved with the court's record
513537 of the hearing.
514538 Sec. 841.153. STATE-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION; NECESSARY
515539 DOCUMENTATION. (a) On the release of a committed person from a
516540 correctional facility, secure correctional facility, or secure
517541 detention facility, as those terms are defined by Section 841.151,
518542 the office shall:
519543 (1) determine whether the person has:
520544 (A) a valid license issued under Chapter 521 or
521545 522, Transportation Code; or
522546 (B) a valid personal identification certificate
523547 issued under Chapter 521, Transportation Code; and
524548 (2) if the person does not have a valid license or
525549 certificate described by Subdivision (1), submit to the Department
526550 of Public Safety on behalf of the person a request for the issuance
527551 of a personal identification certificate under Chapter 521,
528552 Transportation Code.
529553 (b) The office shall submit a request under Subsection
530554 (a)(2) as soon as practicable.
531555 (c) The office, the Department of Public Safety, and the
532- vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services
533- shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their
534- respective responsibilities with respect to the issuance of a
556+ vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services by
557+ rule shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes
558+ their respective responsibilities with respect to the issuance of a
535559 personal identification certificate to a committed person,
536560 including responsibilities related to verification of the person's
537561 identity. The memorandum of understanding must require the
538562 Department of State Health Services to electronically verify the
539563 birth record of a committed person whose name and any other personal
540564 information is provided by the office and to electronically report
541565 the recorded filing information to the Department of Public Safety
542566 to validate the identity of a committed person under this section.
543567 (d) The office shall reimburse the Department of Public
544568 Safety or the Department of State Health Services, as applicable,
545569 for the actual costs incurred by those agencies in performing
546570 responsibilities established under this section. The office may
547571 charge a committed person for the actual costs incurred under this
548572 section or for the fees required by Section 521.421, Transportation
549573 Code.
550- SECTION 26. Section 1.07(a), Penal Code, is amended by
574+ Sec. 841.154. RISK ASSESSMENT BEFORE RELEASE FROM
575+ COMMITMENT. A court that orders a committed person to be released
576+ from civil commitment shall:
577+ (1) make a determination of the person's numeric risk
578+ level using the sex offender screening tool developed or selected
579+ under Article 62.007, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
580+ (2) ensure compliance with the notification and
581+ registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal
582+ Procedure.
583+ SECTION 28. Section 1.07(a), Penal Code, is amended by
551584 adding Subdivision (8-a) to read as follows:
552585 (8-a) "Civil commitment facility" means a facility
553586 owned, leased, or operated by the state, or by a vendor under
554587 contract with the state, that houses only persons who have been
555588 civilly committed as sexually violent predators under Chapter 841,
556589 Health and Safety Code.
557- SECTION 27. Section 22.01, Penal Code, is amended by
590+ SECTION 29. Section 22.01, Penal Code, is amended by
558591 amending Subsections (b-1) and (f) and adding Subsection (b-2) to
559592 read as follows:
560593 (b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), an offense under
561594 Subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the third degree if the offense is
562595 committed:
563596 (1) while the actor is committed to a civil commitment
564597 facility; and
565598 (2) against:
566599 (A) an officer or employee of the Texas Civil
567600 Commitment Office:
568601 (i) while the officer or employee is
569602 lawfully discharging an official duty at a civil commitment
570603 facility; or
571604 (ii) in retaliation for or on account of an
572605 exercise of official power or performance of an official duty by the
573606 officer or employee; or
574607 (B) a person who contracts with the state to
575608 perform a service in a civil commitment facility or an employee of
576609 that person:
577610 (i) while the person or employee is engaged
578611 in performing a service within the scope of the contract, if the
579612 actor knows the person or employee is authorized by the state to
580613 provide the service; or
581614 (ii) in retaliation for or on account of the
582615 person's or employee's performance of a service within the scope of
583616 the contract.
584617 (b-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(2), an offense under
585618 Subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the second degree if:
586619 (1) the offense is committed against a person whose
587620 relationship to or association with the defendant is described by
588621 Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code;
589622 (2) it is shown on the trial of the offense that the
590623 defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this
591624 chapter, Chapter 19, or Section 20.03, 20.04, or 21.11 against a
592625 person whose relationship to or association with the defendant is
593626 described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code;
594627 and
595628 (3) the offense is committed by intentionally,
596629 knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breathing or
597630 circulation of the blood of the person by applying pressure to the
598631 person's throat or neck or by blocking the person's nose or mouth.
599632 (f) For the purposes of Subsections (b)(2)(A) and (b-2)(2)
600633 [(b-1)(2)]:
601634 (1) a defendant has been previously convicted of an
602635 offense listed in those subsections committed against a person
603636 whose relationship to or association with the defendant is
604637 described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code, if
605638 the defendant was adjudged guilty of the offense or entered a plea
606639 of guilty or nolo contendere in return for a grant of deferred
607640 adjudication, regardless of whether the sentence for the offense
608641 was ever imposed or whether the sentence was probated and the
609642 defendant was subsequently discharged from community supervision;
610643 and
611644 (2) a conviction under the laws of another state for an
612645 offense containing elements that are substantially similar to the
613646 elements of an offense listed in those subsections is a conviction
614647 of the offense listed.
615- SECTION 28. The heading to Section 22.11, Penal Code, is
648+ SECTION 30. The heading to Section 22.11, Penal Code, is
616649 amended to read as follows:
617650 Sec. 22.11. HARASSMENT BY PERSONS IN CERTAIN [CORRECTIONAL]
618651 FACILITIES; HARASSMENT OF PUBLIC SERVANT.
619- SECTION 29. Sections 22.11(a) and (e), Penal Code, are
652+ SECTION 31. Sections 22.11(a) and (e), Penal Code, are
620653 amended to read as follows:
621654 (a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to
622655 assault, harass, or alarm, the person:
623656 (1) while imprisoned or confined in a correctional or
624657 detention facility, causes another person to contact the blood,
625658 seminal fluid, vaginal fluid, saliva, urine, or feces of the actor,
626659 any other person, or an animal; [or]
627660 (2) while committed to a civil commitment facility,
628661 causes:
629662 (A) an officer or employee of the Texas Civil
630663 Commitment Office to contact the blood, seminal fluid, vaginal
631664 fluid, saliva, urine, or feces of the actor, any other person, or an
632665 animal:
633666 (i) while the officer or employee is
634667 lawfully discharging an official duty at a civil commitment
635668 facility; or
636669 (ii) in retaliation for or on account of an
637670 exercise of official power or performance of an official duty by the
638671 officer or employee; or
639672 (B) a person who contracts with the state to
640673 perform a service in the facility or an employee of that person to
641674 contact the blood, seminal fluid, vaginal fluid, saliva, urine, or
642675 feces of the actor, any other person, or an animal:
643676 (i) while the person or employee is engaged
644677 in performing a service within the scope of the contract, if the
645678 actor knows the person or employee is authorized by the state to
646679 provide the service; or
647680 (ii) in retaliation for or on account of the
648681 person's or employee's performance of a service within the scope of
649682 the contract; or
650683 (3) causes another person the actor knows to be a
651684 public servant to contact the blood, seminal fluid, vaginal fluid,
652685 saliva, urine, or feces of the actor, any other person, or an animal
653686 while the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty
654687 or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of the public
655688 servant's official power or performance of an official duty.
656689 (e) For purposes of Subsection (a)(3) [(a)(2)], the actor is
657690 presumed to have known the person was a public servant if the person
658691 was wearing a distinctive uniform or badge indicating the person's
659692 employment as a public servant.
660- SECTION 30. The heading to Section 38.11, Penal Code, is
693+ SECTION 32. The heading to Section 38.11, Penal Code, is
661694 amended to read as follows:
662695 Sec. 38.11. PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES AND ITEMS IN CORRECTIONAL
663696 OR CIVIL COMMITMENT FACILITY.
664- SECTION 31. Sections 38.11(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (i),
697+ SECTION 33. Sections 38.11(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (i),
665698 Penal Code, are amended to read as follows:
666699 (a) A person commits an offense if the person provides, or
667700 possesses with the intent to provide:
668701 (1) an alcoholic beverage, controlled substance, or
669702 dangerous drug to a person in the custody of a correctional facility
670703 or civil commitment facility, except on the prescription of a
671704 practitioner;
672705 (2) a deadly weapon to a person in the custody of a
673- correctional facility or civil commitment facility;
706+ correctional facility;
674707 (3) a cellular telephone or other wireless
675708 communications device or a component of one of those devices to a
676709 person in the custody of a correctional facility;
677710 (4) money to a person confined in a correctional
678711 facility; or
679712 (5) a cigarette or tobacco product to a person
680713 confined in a correctional facility, except that if the facility is
681714 a local jail regulated by the Commission on Jail Standards, the
682715 person commits an offense only if providing the cigarette or
683716 tobacco product violates a rule or regulation adopted by the
684717 sheriff or jail administrator that:
685718 (A) prohibits the possession of a cigarette or
686719 tobacco product by a person confined in the jail; or
687720 (B) places restrictions on:
688721 (i) the possession of a cigarette or
689722 tobacco product by a person confined in the jail; or
690723 (ii) the manner in which a cigarette or
691724 tobacco product may be provided to a person confined in the jail.
692725 (b) A person commits an offense if the person takes an
693726 alcoholic beverage, controlled substance, or dangerous drug into a
694727 correctional facility or civil commitment facility.
695728 (c) A person commits an offense if the person takes a
696729 controlled substance or dangerous drug on property owned, used, or
697730 controlled by a correctional facility or civil commitment facility.
698731 (d) A person commits an offense if the person:
699732 (1) possesses a controlled substance or dangerous drug
700733 while in a correctional facility or civil commitment facility or on
701734 property owned, used, or controlled by a correctional facility or
702735 civil commitment facility; or
703736 (2) possesses a deadly weapon while in a correctional
704- facility or civil commitment facility.
737+ facility.
705738 (e) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under
706739 Subsection (b), (c), or (d)(1) that the person possessed the
707740 alcoholic beverage, controlled substance, or dangerous drug
708741 pursuant to a prescription issued by a practitioner or while
709742 delivering the beverage, substance, or drug to a warehouse,
710743 pharmacy, or practitioner on property owned, used, or controlled by
711744 the correctional facility or civil commitment facility. It is an
712745 affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (d)(2) that the
713746 person possessing the deadly weapon is a peace officer or is an
714- officer or employee of the correctional facility or civil
715- commitment facility who is authorized to possess the deadly weapon
716- while on duty or traveling to or from the person's place of
717- assignment.
747+ officer or employee of the correctional facility who is authorized
748+ to possess the deadly weapon while on duty or traveling to or from
749+ the person's place of assignment.
718750 (i) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under
719751 Subsection (b) that the actor:
720752 (1) is a duly authorized member of the clergy with
721753 rights and privileges granted by an ordaining authority that
722754 includes administration of a religious ritual or ceremony requiring
723755 the presence or consumption of an alcoholic beverage; and
724756 (2) takes four ounces or less of an alcoholic beverage
725757 into a [the] correctional facility and personally consumes all of
726758 the alcoholic beverage or departs from the facility with any
727759 portion of the beverage not consumed.
728- SECTION 32. Section 46.035(b), Penal Code, is amended to
760+ SECTION 34. Section 46.035(b), Penal Code, is amended to
729761 read as follows:
730762 (b) A license holder commits an offense if the license
731763 holder intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries a handgun
732764 under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code,
733765 regardless of whether the handgun is concealed or carried in a
734766 shoulder or belt holster, on or about the license holder's person:
735767 (1) on the premises of a business that has a permit or
736768 license issued under Chapter 25, 28, 32, 69, or 74, Alcoholic
737769 Beverage Code, if the business derives 51 percent or more of its
738770 income from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages for
739771 on-premises consumption, as determined by the Texas Alcoholic
740772 Beverage Commission under Section 104.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
741773 (2) on the premises where a high school, collegiate,
742774 or professional sporting event or interscholastic event is taking
743775 place, unless the license holder is a participant in the event and a
744776 handgun is used in the event;
745777 (3) on the premises of a correctional facility;
746778 (4) on the premises of a hospital licensed under
747779 Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, or on the premises of a nursing
748780 facility licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, unless
749781 the license holder has written authorization of the hospital or
750782 nursing facility administration, as appropriate;
751783 (5) in an amusement park; [or]
752784 (6) on the premises of a church, synagogue, or other
753785 established place of religious worship; or
754786 (7) on the premises of a civil commitment facility.
755- SECTION 33. Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, is amended to read
787+ SECTION 35. Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, is amended to read
756788 as follows:
757789 (a) This section applies only to:
758790 (1) a current or former peace officer as defined by
759791 Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure;
760792 (2) a county jailer as defined by Section 1701.001,
761793 Occupations Code;
762794 (3) an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal
763795 Justice;
764796 (4) a commissioned security officer as defined by
765797 Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
766798 (5) a victim of family violence as defined by Section
767799 71.004, Family Code, if as a result of the act of family violence
768800 against the victim, the actor is convicted of a felony or a Class A
769801 misdemeanor;
770802 (6) a federal judge, a state judge, or the spouse of a
771803 federal judge or state judge;
772804 (7) a current or former employee of a district
773805 attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal
774806 attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child
775807 protective services matters;
776808 (8) an officer or employee of a community supervision
777809 and corrections department established under Chapter 76,
778810 Government Code, who performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b)
779811 of that code;
780812 (9) a criminal investigator of the United States as
781813 described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
782814 (10) a police officer or inspector of the United
783815 States Federal Protective Service;
784816 (11) a current or former United States attorney or
785817 assistant United States attorney and the spouse and child of the
786818 attorney;
787819 (12) a current or former employee of the office of the
788820 attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office
789821 the duties of which involve law enforcement;
790822 (13) a medical examiner or person who performs
791823 forensic analysis or testing who is employed by this state or one or
792824 more political subdivisions of this state;
793825 (14) a current or former member of the United States
794826 armed forces who has served in an area that the president of the
795827 United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26
796828 U.S.C. Section 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United
797829 States are or have engaged in combat;
798830 (15) a current or former employee of the Texas
799831 Juvenile Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of
800832 the department;
801833 (16) a current or former juvenile probation or
802834 supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
803835 Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
804836 under Title 12, Human Resources Code; [and]
805837 (17) a current or former employee of a juvenile
806838 justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section
807839 261.405, Family Code; and
808840 (18) a current or former employee of the Texas Civil
809841 Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or
810842 a division of the office.
811- SECTION 34. Section 521.101(h), Transportation Code, is
843+ SECTION 36. Section 521.101(h), Transportation Code, is
812844 amended to read as follows:
813845 (h) The department shall automatically revoke each personal
814846 identification certificate issued by the department to a person
815847 who:
816848 (1) is subject to the registration requirements of
817849 Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
818850 (2) fails to apply to the department for renewal of the
819851 personal identification certificate as required by Article 62.060
820852 or 62.2021, Code of Criminal Procedure, as applicable.
821- SECTION 35. Section 521.103(b), Transportation Code, is
822- amended to read as follows:
823- (b) A personal identification certificate issued under this
824- section, including a renewal, duplicate, or corrected certificate,
825- expires on the first birthday of the certificate holder occurring
826- after the date of application, except that:
827- (1) the initial certificate issued under this section
828- expires on the second birthday of the certificate holder occurring
829- after the date of application, subject to Subdivision (2); and
830- (2) a certificate issued under this section to a
831- person described by Article 62.2021, Code of Criminal Procedure,
832- expires on the sixth anniversary of the date on which the
833- certificate was issued.
834- SECTION 36. Section 521.272(c), Transportation Code, is
853+ SECTION 37. Section 521.103, Transportation Code, is
854+ amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and
855+ (b-2) to read as follows:
856+ (b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a [A]
857+ personal identification certificate issued under this section,
858+ including a renewal, duplicate, or corrected certificate, expires
859+ on the first birthday of the certificate holder occurring after the
860+ date of application.
861+ (b-1) The [, except that the] initial personal
862+ identification certificate issued under this section expires on the
863+ second birthday of the certificate holder occurring after the date
864+ of application.
865+ (b-2) A personal identification certificate issued under
866+ this section to a person described by Article 62.2021, Code of
867+ Criminal Procedure, expires on the seventh birthday of the
868+ certificate holder occurring after the date of application.
869+ SECTION 38. Section 521.272(c), Transportation Code, is
835870 amended to read as follows:
836871 (c) Notwithstanding Sections 521.271 and 521.2711, a
837872 driver's license issued under this section, including a renewal,
838873 duplicate, or corrected license, expires:
839874 (1) if the license holder is a citizen, national, or
840875 legal permanent resident of the United States or a refugee or asylee
841876 lawfully admitted into the United States, on the first birthday of
842877 the license holder occurring after the date of application, except
843878 that:
844879 (A) the initial license issued under this section
845880 expires on the second birthday of the license holder occurring
846- after the date of application, subject to Paragraph (B); and [or]
881+ after the date of application; or
847882 (B) a license issued under this section to a
848883 person described by Article 62.2021, Code of Criminal Procedure,
849- expires on the sixth anniversary of the date on which the license
850- was issued; or
884+ expires on the seventh birthday of the license holder occurring
885+ after the date of application; or
851886 (2) if the applicant is not described by Subdivision
852887 (1), on the earlier of:
853888 (A) the expiration date of the applicant's
854889 authorized stay in the United States; or
855890 (B) as applicable:
856891 (i) the first birthday of the license
857892 holder occurring after the date of application;
858893 (ii) if the license holder holds an initial
859894 license issued under this section, [except that the initial license
860895 issued under this section expires on] the second birthday of the
861896 license holder occurring after the date of application; or
862897 (iii) if the license holder is a person
863- described by Article 62.2021, Code of Criminal Procedure, the sixth
864- anniversary of the date on which the license was issued.
865- SECTION 37. Section 521.348(a), Transportation Code, is
898+ described by Article 62.2021, Code of Criminal Procedure, the
899+ seventh birthday of the license holder occurring after the date of
900+ application.
901+ SECTION 39. Section 521.348(a), Transportation Code, is
866902 amended to read as follows:
867903 (a) A driver's license is automatically revoked if the
868904 holder of the license:
869905 (1) is subject to the registration requirements of
870906 Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
871907 (2) fails to apply to the department for renewal of the
872908 license as required by Article 62.060 or 62.2021, Code of Criminal
873909 Procedure, as applicable.
874- SECTION 38. Section 521.421(a-1), Transportation Code, is
910+ SECTION 40. Section 521.421(a-1), Transportation Code, is
875911 amended to read as follows:
876912 (a-1) The fee for a personal identification certificate
877913 issued under Section 501.0165, Government Code, or Section 841.153,
878914 Health and Safety Code, is $5.
879- SECTION 39. Section 522.033(b), Transportation Code, is
915+ SECTION 41. Section 522.033(b), Transportation Code, is
880916 amended to read as follows:
881917 (b) Notwithstanding Sections 522.013 and 522.051, a
882918 commercial driver's license issued under this section, including a
883919 renewal, duplicate, or corrected license, expires on the first
884920 birthday of the license holder occurring after the date of
885921 application, except that:
886922 (1) the initial license issued under this section
887923 expires on the second birthday of the license holder occurring
888- after the date of application, subject to Subdivision (2); and
924+ after the date of application; or
889925 (2) a license issued under this section to a person
890926 described by Article 62.2021, Code of Criminal Procedure, expires
891- on the fifth anniversary of the date on which the license was
892- issued.
893- SECTION 40. The following provisions are repealed:
894- (1) Sections 420A.009(b) and (c), Government Code; and
895- (2) Section 841.141(b), Health and Safety Code.
896- SECTION 41. Article 17.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, as
927+ on the seventh birthday of the license holder occurring after the
928+ date of expiration.
929+ SECTION 42. Sections 420A.009(b) and (c), Government Code,
930+ are repealed.
931+ SECTION 43. Article 17.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, as
897932 amended by this Act, applies only to a personal bond that is
898933 executed on or after the effective date of this Act. A personal
899934 bond executed before the effective date of this Act is governed by
900935 the law in effect when the personal bond was executed, and the
901936 former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
902- SECTION 42. Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, as
937+ SECTION 44. Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, as
903938 amended by this Act, applies to any person who, on or after the
904939 effective date of this Act, is required to register under that
905940 chapter, regardless of whether the offense or conduct for which the
906941 person is required to register occurs before, on, or after the
907942 effective date of this Act.
908- SECTION 43. Sections 552.117(a) and 552.1175(a),
943+ SECTION 45. Sections 552.117(a) and 552.1175(a),
909944 Government Code, and Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, as amended by
910945 this Act, apply only to a request for information that is received
911946 by a governmental body or an officer for public information on or
912947 after the effective date of this Act. A request for information
913948 that was received before the effective date of this Act is governed
914949 by the law in effect on the date the request was received, and the
915950 former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
916- SECTION 44. If a civil commitment requirement imposed under
951+ SECTION 46. If a civil commitment requirement imposed under
917952 Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, before the effective date of
918953 this Act differs from any of the civil commitment requirements
919954 listed in Section 841.082, Health and Safety Code, as amended by
920955 this Act, the applicable court with jurisdiction over the committed
921- person shall, after notice and hearing by submission, modify the
922- requirement imposed as applicable to conform to that section.
923- SECTION 45. Section 841.0834(e), Health and Safety Code, as
956+ person shall, after notice and hearing, modify the requirement
957+ imposed as applicable to conform to that section.
958+ SECTION 47. Section 841.0834(e), Health and Safety Code, as
924959 added by this Act, applies only to a petition filed on or after the
925960 effective date of this Act. A petition filed before the effective
926961 date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the petition
927962 was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that
928963 purpose.
929- SECTION 46. Sections 22.01, 22.11, 38.11, and 46.035, Penal
964+ SECTION 48. Sections 22.01, 22.11, 38.11, and 46.035, Penal
930965 Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to an offense committed on
931966 or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed
932967 before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
933968 effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is
934969 continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section,
935970 an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if
936971 any element of the offense occurred before that date.
937- SECTION 47. The members of the board of the Texas Civil
972+ SECTION 49. The members of the board of the Texas Civil
938973 Commitment Office serving on the effective date of this Act may draw
939974 lots or use another method to determine the members who shall serve
940975 terms that expire as provided by Section 420A.002(c), Government
941976 Code, as amended by this Act, in 2019, 2021, or 2023, respectively.
942977 The members of the board appointed to succeed the members serving on
943978 the effective date of this Act shall serve six-year terms.
944- SECTION 48. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
979+ SECTION 50. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.