Bill Text: TX SB1268 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to a statement presented in a criminal case by a victim, close relative of a deceased victim, or guardian of a victim.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-04 - Effective on 9/1/19 [SB1268 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1268-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 1268 | ||
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| relating to a statement presented in a criminal case by a victim, | ||
| close relative of a deceased victim, or guardian of a victim. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 1, Article 42.03, Code of Criminal | ||
| Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | ||
| (c) The court may not impose a limit on the number of | ||
| victims, close relatives, or guardians who may appear and present | ||
| statements under Subsection (b) unless the court finds that | ||
| additional statements would unreasonably delay the proceeding. | ||
| SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a | ||
| defendant who is sentenced for an offense on or after the effective | ||
| date of this Act, regardless of whether the offense is committed | ||
| before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1268 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 25, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1268 passed the House on | ||
| May 17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
