By: Miles S.B. No. 2384
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to criminal defendants bail findings and post hearing
evaluation
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 16.22, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Subsection (a)(4) to read as follows:
(4) A defendant may request an evaluation under of
this section.
SECTION 2. Article 15.17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Subsections (g), (g-1), and (h) to read as
follows:
(g) If a magistrate determines that a bond is required to
ensure the defendant's return to court, the magistrate shall make a
written statement regarding the method used to determine the bond
amount.
(g-1) The written statement must include any findings
related to the defendant's financial situation, mental health, or
intellectual and developmental disability.
(h) The magistrate shall notify a defendant and make a good
faith effort to notify the defendant's next of kin of the
defendant's right to appeal based on any newly discovered findings
regarding the defendant's financial situation, mental health, or
intellectual and developmental disability.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.