HBA-NMO H.B. 3229 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3229 By: Capelo Criminal Jurisprudence 8/10/1999 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Article 18.02, Code of Criminal Procedure, authorizes the issuance of a search warrant to search for and seize property or items enumerated in Subdivisions (1)-(9); property or items, except personal writings, constituting evidence in Subdivision (10); persons in Subdivision (11); and contraband subject to forfeiture in Subdivision (12). Prior to the 76th Legislature, Article 18.01(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, authorized the seizure of only the specifically described property or items set forth in a search warrant issued under Subdivision (10), Article 18.02, or property or items enumerated in Subdivisions (1)-(9), Article 18.02. Article 18.01(d) did not authorize the seizure of contraband subject to forfeiture. H.B. 3229 amends Article 18.01(d) to authorize the seizure of only the specifically described property or items set forth in a search warrant issued under Subdivision (10) of Article 18.02, or property, items, or contraband enumerated in Subdivisions (1) through (9) or in Subdivision (12), Article 18.02. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Article 18.01(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, to authorize the seizure of only the specifically described property or items set forth in a search warrant issued under Subdivision (10) of Article 18.02, or property, items, or contraband enumerated in Subdivisions (1) through (9) or in Subdivision (12), Article 18.02 (Grounds for Issuance); rather than only the specifically described property or items set forth in a search warrant issued under Subdivision (10), Article 18.02 or property or items enumerated in Subdivisions (1)-(9), Article 18.02. SECTION 2.Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.