TITLE: Relating to the maximum period of community supervision in a misdemeanor case.

SUMMARY: Relating to the maximum period of community supervision in a misdemeanor case.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the maximum period of community supervision in a misdemeanor case. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Articles 42A.053(f) and (g), Code of Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows: (f) The maximum period of community supervision in a misdemeanor case is the same as the maximum term of confinement applicable to the offense [two years].(g) Notwithstanding Subsection (d)(2) [or (f)],a judge may extend the maximum period of community supervision in a felony case in the manner provided by Article 42A.753 or 42A.757. SECTION 2. Article 42A.753(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: (a) On a showing of good cause, the judge may extend a period of community supervision under Article 42A.752(a)(2) as frequently as the judge determines is necessary, but the period of community supervision in a first, second, or third degree felony case may not exceed 10 years and [ except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b)] the period of community supervision in a misdemeanor case may not exceed the maximum term of confinement applicable to the offense [three years].SECTION 3. Article 42A.753(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed. SECTION 4. 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 before that date. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.