89R12044 AJZ-D
By: Alders H.B. No. 2813
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to victim notification of certain scheduled court
proceedings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 56A.452, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
Art. 56A.452. NOTIFICATION OF SCHEDULED COURT PROCEEDINGS.
(a) If requested by the victim, the attorney representing the
state, as soon [far] as reasonably practicable [practical], shall
give the victim notice of:
(1) any scheduled court proceedings and changes in
that schedule; and
(2) the filing of a request for continuance of a trial
setting.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the attorney
representing the state shall provide notice of a scheduled court
proceeding to the victim not later than the 60th day before the date
the proceeding is scheduled to occur, except that:
(1) subject to Subdivision (2), if the court schedules
the proceeding to occur on a date that will not allow for the timing
of the notice otherwise required by this subsection, the attorney
representing the state shall provide the notice not later than the
fifth day after the date the court schedules the proceeding; and
(2) if the court schedules the proceeding in an
emergency or expedited manner, the attorney representing the state
shall provide the notice as soon as practicable, but not later than
24 hours after the court schedules the proceeding.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to the scheduling of a criminal proceeding by a court on or after
the effective date of this Act. The scheduling of a criminal
proceeding by a court before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the court scheduled the
proceeding, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.