Bill Text: TX HB4441 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 4441 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relating to requests for certain information by the Texas Judicial Council regarding reductions of state jail felony punishment to misdemeanor punishment.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-13 - Referred to Criminal Justice [HB4441 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB4441-Introduced.html



	By: Neave	H.B. No. 4441



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to requests for certain information by the Office of Court
	Administration
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 71.035, Government Code, is amended by
	adding subsection (e) to read as follows:
	(e) In accordance with its authority described in
	subsection (b), the council shall request:
	(1) statistics related to reductions of state jail
	felony punishment to misdemeanor punishment in accordance with
	Section 12.44(a) and (b), Penal code, including the number and type
	of offenses for which courts sentenced defendants in under Section
	12.44(a), Penal Code, and the number and type of offenses for which
	court authorized prosecution of state jail felony offenses under
	Section 12.44 (b), Penal Code.
	(2) the number of defendants placed into pretrial
	diversion or pretrial intervention programs.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.