HBA-TBM, EDN H.B. 121 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 121
By: West, George "Buddy"
Public Safety
2/13/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, a person subject to registration as a sex offender who
is not supervised by a juvenile probation officer, community supervision
and corrections department officer, or parole officer (officer) is required
to report to the local law enforcement authority any change in the person's
physical health or job status.  A person subject to registration as a sex
offender who is being supervised by an officer is not required to report
such changes to a local law enforcement authority.  However, an officer
supervising the person is required to notify the local law enforcement
authority if the officer receives information to that effect.  House Bill
121 requires any person subject to registration as a sex offender to report
such changes.  

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 121 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to require a sex
offender with a reportable conviction or adjudication who is subject to
registration to report to the local law enforcement authority any change in
the person's physical health or job status.  Current law requires that a
person subject to registration report to local law enforcement authorities
any change in the person's physical health or job status if the person was
not being supervised by a juvenile probation officer, community supervision
and corrections department officer, or parole officer. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.