2023S0086-1 02/02/23
 
  By: Perry S.B. No. 819
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the enforcement of the rights of crime victims.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article 56A.051, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by adding Subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) to read as
  follows:
         (d)  A victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a
  deceased victim may assert and seek enforcement of any right
  granted by this subchapter, either orally or in writing.
         (e)  The attorney representing the state or an attorney
  representing a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a
  deceased victim may assert a right granted by this subchapter to the
  victim, guardian, or relative, or request enforcement of the right,
  by filing a motion, petition for a writ of mandamus, or action for
  injunctive or declaratory relief in a trial or appellate court with
  jurisdiction over the case.
         (f)  If the court determines, after a hearing at which all
  parties have an opportunity to testify, that a right of a victim,
  guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim has
  been violated, the court shall order that the victim, guardian, or
  relative be provided the right to which the victim, guardian, or
  relative was entitled. 
         (g)  A remedy ordered under Subsection (f) may not change
  the:
               (1)  verdict;
               (2)  sentence imposed;
               (3)  terms of an accepted plea bargain agreement; or
               (4)  outcome of a parole hearing.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.