HBA-SEP H.B. 1928 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1928 By: Geren Criminal Jurisprudence 4/1/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE With the intent to allow defendants ample time to comply with court orders for deferred disposition procedures, the 76th Legislature passed law providing that the deferral time in such cases be 180 days. However, some judges have found that such a time period results in defendants forgetting to complete the requirements. House Bill 1928 shortens, from 180 days to 90, the time period for which a judgment on a defendant's no contest or guilty plea for a traffic offense is deferred for a defendant who elects deferred disposition and who has not completed an approved driving safety course within the preceding 12 months. 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 1928 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to shorten, from 180 days to 90, the time period for which a judgment on a defendant's no contest or guilty plea for a traffic offense is deferred for a defendant who elects deferred disposition and who has not completed an approved driving safety course within the preceding 12 months. The bill repeals provisions regarding deferred disposition procedures applicable to traffic offenses. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.