BILL ANALYSIS
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AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
H.B. 2645 amends current law relating to the violation of certain court orders or conditions of bond in a family violence, sexual assault or abuse, or stalking case and creates an offense.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 25.07(a), Penal Code, to provide that a person commits an offense if, in violation of a condition of bond set in a family violence, sexual assault or abuse, or stalking case and related to the safety of a victim or the safety of the community, an order issued under Article 17.292 (Magistrate's Order for Emergency Protection), Code of Criminal Procedure, an order issued under Section 6.504 (Protective Orders), Family Code, Chapter 83 (Temporary Ex Parte Orders), Family Code, if the temporary ex parte order has been served on the person, or Chapter 85 (Issuance of Protective Order), Family Code, or an order issued by another jurisdiction as provided by Chapter 88 (Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Protective Orders Act), Family Code, the person knowingly or intentionally removes or attempts to remove a global positioning monitoring system.
SECTION 2. Amends Section 25.07(b), Penal Code, by adding Subdivision (2-a), to define “global positioning monitoring system.”
SETION 3. Provides that the change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. Makes application of this Act prospective.
SECTION 4. Effective date: September 1, 2015.