BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 2582 By: Hull Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, a victim of a crime is entitled to the right to information regarding their offender's parole proceedings and release on parole, but not to information such as the county to which an offender is paroled, conditions of parole, any subsequent offenses committed by the offender, warrants issued for the offender, or parole revocations. The bill author has informed the committee that victims and victims' advocates have reached out to the author's office stating that access to such information could help victims plan for their safety and better understand the conditions of their offenders' reentry into society. H.B. 2582 seeks to address this issue by including that information regarding a defendant's release on parole among the information to which a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is entitled. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 2582 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to include the following among the information of which a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is entitled to be notified, if requested, with respect to a defendant in the victim's case who is released on parole: the county in which the defendant is required to reside and the conditions of the defendant's parole, including any condition prohibiting the defendant from going near the victim's home or work or requiring the defendant to complete a battering intervention and prevention program; any offense with which the defendant is charged after release on parole; the issuance of any warrant for the return of the defendant; and any revocation of the defendant's parole. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2025.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 2582
By: Hull
Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 2582
By: Hull
Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, a victim of a crime is entitled to the right to information regarding their offender's parole proceedings and release on parole, but not to information such as the county to which an offender is paroled, conditions of parole, any subsequent offenses committed by the offender, warrants issued for the offender, or parole revocations. The bill author has informed the committee that victims and victims' advocates have reached out to the author's office stating that access to such information could help victims plan for their safety and better understand the conditions of their offenders' reentry into society. H.B. 2582 seeks to address this issue by including that information regarding a defendant's release on parole among the information to which a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is entitled.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 2582 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to include the following among the information of which a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is entitled to be notified, if requested, with respect to a defendant in the victim's case who is released on parole: the county in which the defendant is required to reside and the conditions of the defendant's parole, including any condition prohibiting the defendant from going near the victim's home or work or requiring the defendant to complete a battering intervention and prevention program; any offense with which the defendant is charged after release on parole; the issuance of any warrant for the return of the defendant; and any revocation of the defendant's parole.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2025.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Under current law, a victim of a crime is entitled to the right to information regarding their offender's parole proceedings and release on parole, but not to information such as the county to which an offender is paroled, conditions of parole, any subsequent offenses committed by the offender, warrants issued for the offender, or parole revocations. The bill author has informed the committee that victims and victims' advocates have reached out to the author's office stating that access to such information could help victims plan for their safety and better understand the conditions of their offenders' reentry into society. H.B. 2582 seeks to address this issue by including that information regarding a defendant's release on parole among the information to which a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is entitled.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 2582 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to include the following among the information of which a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is entitled to be notified, if requested, with respect to a defendant in the victim's case who is released on parole:
the county in which the defendant is required to reside and the conditions of the defendant's parole, including any condition prohibiting the defendant from going near the victim's home or work or requiring the defendant to complete a battering intervention and prevention program;
any offense with which the defendant is charged after release on parole;
the issuance of any warrant for the return of the defendant; and
any revocation of the defendant's parole.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2025.