TITLE: Relating to the reporting of certain offenses committed by members of the Texas military forces.

SUMMARY: Relating to the reporting of certain offenses committed by members of the Texas military forces.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the reporting of certain offenses committed by members of the Texas military forces. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 42.0183(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: (b) As soon as possible after the date on which the defendant is convicted or granted deferred adjudication on the basis of an offense, the clerk of the court in which the conviction or deferred adjudication is entered shall provide written notice of the conviction or deferred adjudication to the staff judge advocate general [at Joint Force Headquarters] or the provost marshal of the military installation to which the defendant is assigned with the intent that the commanding officer will be notified, as applicable. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Article 42.0183(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, applies only to a judgment of conviction entered on or after the effective date of this Act or a grant of deferred adjudication made on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.