Bill Amendment: TX HB4293 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature

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Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a court reminder program for criminal defendants.

Status: 2021-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/21 [HB4293 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB4293-Senate_Amendment_S_2_F1-Zaffirini.html

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Amend HB 4293 (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 75.602(a), Government Code (page 2, line 7), strike "judges" and substitute "justices of the justice courts and judges".

(2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 75.602(a), Government Code (page 2, line 8), strike "shall" and substitute "may".

(3)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 75.602(b), Government Code (page 2, line 12), between "the" and "judges", insert "justices and".

(4)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 75.603(a), Government Code (page 2, line 18), between "the" and "judges", insert "justices of the justice courts and".

(5)  Strike SECTION 2 of the bill (page 2, lines 32 through 37), substitute the following appropriately numbered SECTION, and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  (a) Not later than September 1, 2022, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall develop and make available the court reminder program as required by Section 75.601, Government Code, as added by this Act.

(b)  The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System is required to implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the office may, but is not required to, implement a provision of this Act using other appropriations available for that purpose.