Bill > SB432

This bill amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to modify procedures for identifying or releasing on personal bond criminal defendants suspected of having a mental illness or intellectual disability. The key provisions include: requiring written reports on the defendant's mental health or intellectual disability status to be provided to the court within specific timeframes; allowing the court to take various actions based on the report, such as resuming criminal proceedings or initiating competency proceedings; requiring the Texas Judicial Council to adopt rules for reporting the number of these mental health/disability assessments; and reenacting and amending provisions related to the release of defendants with mental illness or intellectual disability on personal bond.

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