By: Perry S.B. No. 1154
(King of Hemphill)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Civil Commitment
Office and to certain requirements regarding the payment of costs
associated with civil commitment by persons civilly committed as
sexually violent predators.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 2001, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2001.227 to read as follows:
Sec. 2001.227. TEXAS CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE. This chapter
does not:
(1) apply to a rule of the Texas Civil Commitment
Office that applies to a person who is civilly committed as a
sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety
Code; or
(2) entitle any person to judicial review of any
decision made or action taken under a rule described by Subdivision
(1).
SECTION 2. Section 841.0837, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 841.0837. EMERGENCY DETENTION ORDER. The [(a) In this
section, "peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Article 2.12,
Code of Criminal Procedure.
[(b) For the purpose of returning a committed person to a
more restrictive setting following a transfer to less restrictive
housing and supervision under Section 841.0834 or a release under
Section 841.0836, the] office may issue an emergency detention
order for a committed [the] person's immediate apprehension and
transportation to an office-designated [a] location for the purpose
of:
(1) returning the person to a more restrictive setting
following:
(A) a transfer to less restrictive housing and
supervision under Section 841.0834; or
(B) a release under Section 841.0836; or
(2) for a recently committed person who is not in the
custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice at the time the
commitment order is entered, bringing the person under the
supervision of [designated by] the office.
SECTION 3. Section 841.084, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) A committed person, on request, shall provide to the
office any financial records or other information regarding the
person's income, assets, and expenses to assist the office in
determining whether the person is indigent for purposes of this
section.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.