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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the hours of operation of the court of criminal appeals |
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on a day an execution is scheduled to occur. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 22, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 22.113 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.113. COURT HOURS ON DAY OF EXECUTION. On a day a |
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convict is scheduled to be executed, the court of criminal appeals |
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and clerk's office for the court shall remain open until the |
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execution has occurred if the court has been notified by the |
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attorney of record for the convict that the attorney will file |
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documents with the court requesting a stay of execution. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |