Bill Text: TX HB1567 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the presentation of a statement by certain persons at the conclusion of a juvenile disposition hearing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-05-09 - Placed on General State Calendar [HB1567 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB1567-Comm_Sub.html
| 83R16744 ADM-D | |||
| By: Miller of Fort Bend | H.B. No. 1567 | ||
| Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1567: | |||
| By: Sheffield of Coryell | C.S.H.B. No. 1567 | ||
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| relating to the presentation of a statement by certain persons at | ||
| the conclusion of a juvenile disposition hearing. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 54.04, Family Code, is amended by adding | ||
| Subsection (z) to read as follows: | ||
| (z) A juvenile court conducting a hearing under this section | ||
| shall permit a victim, close relative of a deceased victim, or | ||
| guardian of a victim, as those terms are defined by Section 57.001, | ||
| to appear in open court to present to the court and to the child an | ||
| oral statement about the delinquent conduct and the effect of the | ||
| delinquent conduct on the victim. The statement may not include any | ||
| questions to the child and may not be transcribed by the court | ||
| reporter. A statement may be made only after the court has | ||
| announced the terms and conditions of the child's probation or | ||
| committed the child to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. This | ||
| subsection may not be construed to limit any right to which a person | ||
| is entitled under Section 57.002. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 54.04, Family Code, as amended by this | ||
| Act, applies to a disposition hearing held on or after the effective | ||
| date of this Act, regardless of whether the delinquent conduct | ||
| occurred before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
