89R15377 EAS-D
By: Hayes H.B. No. 305
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 305:
By: Moody C.S.H.B. No. 305
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the time period for conducting pretrial hearings after
a criminal defendant has been restored to competency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 46B.084(d-1), Code of Criminal
Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
(d-1) This article does not require the criminal case to be
finally resolved within any specific period, except that, in a
jurisdiction to which Subsection (d)(1) applies, a pretrial hearing
on any evidentiary or procedural issue that must be resolved for the
criminal proceedings in the case to proceed to trial or another
resolution must be conducted not later than the 14th day after the
date of the court's determination under this article that the
defendant's competency has been restored.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.