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| 1 | 1 | 86R12514 MAW-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Moody H.B. No. 3333 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a statement presented in a criminal case by a victim, | |
| 8 | 8 | close relative of a deceased victim, or guardian of a victim. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 1, Article 42.03, Code of Criminal | |
| 11 | 11 | Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (c) The court may not impose a limit on the number of | |
| 13 | 13 | victims, close relatives, or guardians who may appear and present | |
| 14 | 14 | statements under Subsection (b) unless the court finds that | |
| 15 | 15 | additional statements would unreasonably delay the proceeding. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a | |
| 17 | 17 | defendant who is sentenced for an offense on or after the effective | |
| 18 | 18 | date of this Act, regardless of whether the offense is committed | |
| 19 | 19 | before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |