Bill Text: TX HB1507 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to the issuance of certain search warrants in certain counties.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-27 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB1507 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB1507-Comm_Sub.html

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82R6394 NAJ-F
By: Christian H.B. No. 1507

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of certain search warrants in certain
counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 18.01(i), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
(i) In a county with a population of less than 100,000 [that
does not have a judge of a municipal court of record who is an
attorney licensed by the state, a county court judge who is an
attorney licensed by the state, or a statutory county court judge],
any magistrate may issue a search warrant under Subdivision (10) or
Subdivision (12) of Article 18.02 of this code. This subsection is
not applicable to a subsequent search warrant under Subdivision
(10) of Article 18.02 of this code.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a warrant issued on or after the effective date of this Act. A
warrant issued before the effective date of this Act is governed by
the law in effect on the date the warrant was issued, and the former
law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1
Amend HB 1507 (introduced version) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 7, strike "(i) In" and substitute "(i)
(1) subject to subdivision (2), in [In]".
(2) On page 1, between lines 14 and 15, insert the
following:
(2) Before issuing a search warrant to which this subsection
applies, a magistrate who is not an attorney must complete an annual
training course of at least eight hours regarding the application
for and issuance of search warrants under Articles 18.02 (10) and
(12).
Christian