Bill Text: TX HB2472 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Bill 2472 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the reporting of certain warrant or capias information to the national crime information center.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [HB2472 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB2472-Enrolled.html



	H.B. No. 2472




	AN ACT
	relating to the reporting of certain warrant or capias information
	to the national crime information center.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Article 2.195, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Art. 2.195. [~~DUTY TO~~] REPORT OF WARRANT OR CAPIAS
	INFORMATION. Not later than the 30th day after [~~Within 30 days of~~]
	the date [~~day~~] the court clerk issues the warrant or capias, the
	sheriff:
	(1) shall report to the national crime information
	center each warrant or capias issued for a defendant charged with a
	felony who fails to appear in court when summoned; and
	(2) may [~~shall~~] report to the national crime
	information center each warrant or capias issued for a defendant
	charged with a misdemeanor [~~an offense~~] other than a Class C
	misdemeanor who fails to appear in court when summoned.
	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
	to a warrant or capias issued on or after the effective date of this
	Act. A warrant or capias issued before the effective date of this
	Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the warrant or
	capias was issued, and the former law is continued in effect for
	that purpose.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.


	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 2472 was passed by the House on April
	26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not
	voting.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 2472 was passed by the Senate on May
	24, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: _____________________
	Date

	_____________________
	Governor