HBA-NIK S.B. 22 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 22
By: Nelson
Corrections
5/3/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, aggravated assault is not included among the offenses for which
offenders are denied eligibility for release on community supervision or
early parole. This is an inconsistency in the statute regarding the
punishment of violent offenders. S.B. 22 creates conformity in this respect
by denying eligibility for release on community supervision or early parole
of a person convicted of aggravated assault in the same manner that other
violent offenders are excluded.  

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 Subsection (a), Section 3g, Article 42.12, Code of
Criminal Procedure, to add Section 22.02(a)(1), Penal Code (Aggravated
Assault) to the list of offenses to which the provisions of Section 3
(Judge Ordered Community Supervision) of this article do not apply. 

SECTION 2. Amends Subsection (d), Section 508.145, Government Code, to make
a conforming change. 

SECTION 3. Makes the application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 4. Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 5. Emergency clause.