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AN ACT
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relating to donations to certain local veteran's charities ordered |
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as a condition of community supervision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended by amending Subsection (f) and adding |
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Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(f) In lieu of requiring a defendant to work a specified |
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number of hours at a community service project or projects under |
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Subsection (a), the judge may order a defendant to make a specified |
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donation to: |
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(1) a nonprofit food bank or food pantry in the |
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community in which the defendant resides; |
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(2) a charitable organization engaged primarily in |
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performing charitable functions for veterans in the community in |
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which the defendant resides; or |
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(3) in a county with a population of less than 50,000, |
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another nonprofit organization that: |
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(A) is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) |
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 because it is listed in Section |
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501(c)(3) of that code; and |
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(B) provides services or assistance to needy |
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individuals and families in the community in which the defendant |
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resides. |
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(h) In this section: |
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(1) "Charitable organization" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 2252.906, Government Code. |
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(2) "Veteran" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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434.022, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 583 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 4, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 583 on May 29, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1, 2 |
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present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 583 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |