SB 3073
AN ACT relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in
Senate Bill • Huffman
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 15.17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: (h) Not later than 24 hours after the time a magistrate determines that no probable cause exists to believe that a person committed the offense for which the person was arrested, the magistrate shall enter in the record written findings to support SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in
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