By: Turner of Dallas, et al. H.B. No. 2315
(Senate Sponsor - Huffman)
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 28, 2021;
May 10, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal
Justice; May 20, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 20, 2021, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the forfeiture of contraband relating to the criminal
offense of racing on a highway.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) Article 59.01(2), Code of Criminal
Procedure, as effective until January 1, 2022, is amended to read as
follows:
(2) "Contraband" means property of any nature,
including real, personal, tangible, or intangible, that is:
(A) used in the commission of:
(i) any first or second degree felony under
the Penal Code;
(ii) any felony under Section 15.031(b),
21.11, or 38.04 or Chapter 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 33A, or 35, Penal
Code;
(iii) any felony under Chapter 43, Penal
Code, except as provided by Paragraph (B);
(iv) any felony under The Securities Act
(Article 581-1 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); or
(v) any offense under Chapter 49, Penal
Code, that is punishable as a felony of the third degree or state
jail felony, if the defendant has been previously convicted three
times of an offense under that chapter;
(B) used or intended to be used in the commission
of:
(i) any felony under Chapter 481, Health
and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances Act);
(ii) any felony under Chapter 483, Health
and Safety Code;
(iii) a felony under Chapter 151, Finance
Code;
(iv) any felony under Chapter 20A or 34,
Penal Code;
(v) a Class A misdemeanor under Subchapter
B, Chapter 365, Health and Safety Code, if the defendant has been
previously convicted twice of an offense under that subchapter;
(vi) any felony under Chapter 32, Human
Resources Code, or Chapter 31, 32, 35A, or 37, Penal Code, that
involves a health care program, as defined by Section 35A.01, Penal
Code;
(vii) a Class B misdemeanor under Chapter
522, Business & Commerce Code;
(viii) a Class A misdemeanor under Section
306.051, Business & Commerce Code;
(ix) any offense under Section 42.10, Penal
Code;
(x) any offense under Section 46.06(a)(1)
or 46.14, Penal Code;
(xi) any offense under Chapter 71, Penal
Code;
(xii) any offense under Section 20.05,
20.06, 20.07, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code; [or]
(xiii) an offense under Section 326.002,
Business & Commerce Code; or
(xiv) a Class A misdemeanor or any felony
under Section 545.420, Transportation Code, other than a Class A
misdemeanor that is classified as a Class A misdemeanor based
solely on conduct constituting a violation of Subsection (e)(2)(B)
of that section;
(C) the proceeds gained from the commission of a
felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision, a
misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(vii), (ix), (x), (xi), or (xii)
of this subdivision, or a crime of violence;
(D) acquired with proceeds gained from the
commission of a felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this
subdivision, a misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(vii), (ix), (x),
(xi), or (xii) of this subdivision, or a crime of violence;
(E) used to facilitate or intended to be used to
facilitate the commission of a felony under Section 15.031 or
Chapter 43, Penal Code; or
(F) used to facilitate or intended to be used to
facilitate the commission of an offense under Section 20.05, 20.06,
or 20.07 or Chapter 20A, Penal Code.
(b) Article 59.01(2), Code of Criminal Procedure, as
effective on January 1, 2022, is amended to read as follows:
(2) "Contraband" means property of any nature,
including real, personal, tangible, or intangible, that is:
(A) used in the commission of:
(i) any first or second degree felony under
the Penal Code;
(ii) any felony under Section 15.031(b),
21.11, or 38.04 or Chapter 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 33A, or 35, Penal
Code;
(iii) any felony under Chapter 43, Penal
Code, except as provided by Paragraph (B);
(iv) any felony under The Securities Act
(Title 12, Government Code); or
(v) any offense under Chapter 49, Penal
Code, that is punishable as a felony of the third degree or state
jail felony, if the defendant has been previously convicted three
times of an offense under that chapter;
(B) used or intended to be used in the commission
of:
(i) any felony under Chapter 481, Health
and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances Act);
(ii) any felony under Chapter 483, Health
and Safety Code;
(iii) a felony under Chapter 151, Finance
Code;
(iv) any felony under Chapter 20A or 34,
Penal Code;
(v) a Class A misdemeanor under Subchapter
B, Chapter 365, Health and Safety Code, if the defendant has been
previously convicted twice of an offense under that subchapter;
(vi) any felony under Chapter 32, Human
Resources Code, or Chapter 31, 32, 35A, or 37, Penal Code, that
involves a health care program, as defined by Section 35A.01, Penal
Code;
(vii) a Class B misdemeanor under Chapter
522, Business & Commerce Code;
(viii) a Class A misdemeanor under Section
306.051, Business & Commerce Code;
(ix) any offense under Section 42.10, Penal
Code;
(x) any offense under Section 46.06(a)(1)
or 46.14, Penal Code;
(xi) any offense under Chapter 71, Penal
Code;
(xii) any offense under Section 20.05,
20.06, 20.07, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code; [or]
(xiii) an offense under Section 326.002,
Business & Commerce Code; or
(xiv) a Class A misdemeanor or any felony
under Section 545.420, Transportation Code, other than a Class A
misdemeanor that is classified as a Class A misdemeanor based
solely on conduct constituting a violation of Subsection (e)(2)(B)
of that section;
(C) the proceeds gained from the commission of a
felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision, a
misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(vii), (ix), (x), (xi), or (xii)
of this subdivision, or a crime of violence;
(D) acquired with proceeds gained from the
commission of a felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this
subdivision, a misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(vii), (ix), (x),
(xi), or (xii) of this subdivision, or a crime of violence;
(E) used to facilitate or intended to be used to
facilitate the commission of a felony under Section 15.031 or
Chapter 43, Penal Code; or
(F) used to facilitate or intended to be used to
facilitate the commission of an offense under Section 20.05, 20.06,
or 20.07 or Chapter 20A, Penal Code.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to property or proceeds seized on or after the effective date of
this Act. Property or proceeds seized before the effective date of
this Act are governed by the law in effect on the date the property
or proceeds were seized, and the former law is continued in effect
for that purpose. For purposes of this section, property or
proceeds were seized before the effective date of this Act if any
portion of the property or proceeds were seized before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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