HBA-KMH H.B. 894 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 894 By: Howard Criminal Jurisprudence 3/5/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, a court may only order a probationer to pay fines, court costs, restitution to the victim, or other payment expressly authorized by statute as a term and condition of probation. Requiring offenders to pay restitution to organizations that provide assistance to victims of crimes similar to that of the offender may serve as an effective deterrent and help fund these organizations. H.B. 894 authorizes a judge to require a person convicted of family violence and granted community supervision to pay up to $100 to a local family violence shelter area that receives state or federal funds. 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 Section 11, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, by adding Subsection (g), as follows: (g) Authorizes a judge to require a person to make one payment in an amount not to exceed $100 to a family violence shelter center that receives state or federal funds and is located in an area served by the court, if the judge has granted community supervision to the person, and the offense for which the person was convicted is determined to have involved family violence and to be an offense under Title 5 (Offenses Against the Person), Penal Code. SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.