Bill Text: TX HB2749 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to grants for the development and operation of pretrial intervention programs for pregnant defendants.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-29 - Withdrawn from schedule [HB2749 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2749-Introduced.html
86R13983 JRR-F | ||
By: Neave | H.B. No. 2749 |
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relating to grants for the development and operation of pretrial | ||
intervention programs for pregnant defendants. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 509.011, Government Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: | ||
(b-1) The division may award grants to a department, | ||
municipality, or county for the development and operation of a | ||
pretrial intervention program for defendants who are pregnant at | ||
the time of placement into the program. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |