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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain time limits on a delay in the state's readiness |
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to proceed with the trial of a criminal case. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 17.151, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Section 3 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3. (a) The court may enter an order extending a period |
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described by Section 1 for an additional period of 30 days if: |
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(1) the court determines at a hearing under Subsection |
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(b) that good cause exists for the extension; and |
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(2) the defendant is accused of: |
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(A) an offense under Section 20A.03, Penal Code; |
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or |
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(B) an offense described by Article 42A.054 or |
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62.001(5). |
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(b) On oral or written request by the attorney representing |
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the state, the court shall conduct a hearing to determine whether |
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good cause exists for extending a period described by Section 1. |
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(c) The court may grant only two 30-day extensions under |
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this section in connection with the specific offense on which the |
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accusation is based. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a person who is arrested |
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on or after the effective date of this Act, regardless of when the |
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offense giving rise to the arrest was committed. A person who is |
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arrested before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date the person was arrested, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |