85R142 MEW-D     By: Dutton H.B. No. 64       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to abolishing the death penalty.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 12.31, Penal Code, is amended to read as   follows:          Sec. 12.31.  CAPITAL FELONY. (a)  An individual adjudged   guilty of a capital felony [in a case in which the state seeks the   death penalty shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas   Department of Criminal Justice for life without parole or by   death.     An individual adjudged guilty of a capital felony in a case   in which the state does not seek the death penalty] shall be   punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal   Justice for:                (1)  life, if the individual committed the offense when   younger than 18 years of age; or                (2)  life without parole, if the individual committed   the offense when 18 years of age or older.          (b)  In a capital felony trial [in which the state seeks the   death penalty, prospective jurors shall be informed that a sentence   of life imprisonment without parole or death is mandatory on   conviction of a capital felony.     In a capital felony trial in which   the state does not seek the death penalty], prospective jurors   shall be informed [that the state is not seeking the death penalty   and] that:                (1)  a sentence of life imprisonment is mandatory on   conviction of the capital felony, if the individual committed the   offense when younger than 18 years of age; or                (2)  a sentence of life imprisonment without parole is   mandatory on conviction of the capital felony, if the individual   committed the offense when 18 years of age or older.          SECTION 2.  Articles 1.13(a) and (b), Code of Criminal   Procedure, are amended to read as follows:          (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), the [The] defendant in a   criminal prosecution for any offense is entitled [other than a   capital felony case in which the state notifies the court and the   defendant that it will seek the death penalty shall have the right],   upon entering a plea, to waive the right of trial by jury,   conditioned, however, that, except as provided by Article 27.19,   the waiver must be made in person by the defendant in writing in   open court with the consent and approval of the court, and the   attorney representing the state.  The consent and approval by the   court shall be entered of record on the minutes of the court, and   the consent and approval of the attorney representing the state   shall be in writing, signed by that attorney, and filed in the   papers of the cause before the defendant enters the defendant's   plea.          (b)  In a capital felony case [in which the attorney   representing the State notifies the court and the defendant that it   will not seek the death penalty], the defendant may waive the right   to trial by jury but only if the attorney representing the State, in   writing and in open court, consents to the waiver.          SECTION 3.  Article 4.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          Art. 4.03.  COURTS OF APPEALS.  The Courts of Appeals shall   have appellate jurisdiction coextensive with the limits of their   respective districts in all criminal cases [except those in which   the death penalty has been assessed].  This article may [Article   shall] not be so construed as to embrace any case which has been   appealed from any inferior court to the county court, the county   criminal court, or county court at law, in which the fine imposed or   affirmed by the county court, the county criminal court or county   court at law does not exceed one hundred dollars, unless the sole   issue is the constitutionality of the statute or ordinance on which   the conviction is based.          SECTION 4.  Section 2, Article 4.04, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 2.  The Court of Criminal Appeals shall have, and is   hereby given, final appellate and review jurisdiction in criminal   cases coextensive with the limits of the state, and its   determinations shall be final. [The appeal of all cases in which   the death penalty has been assessed shall be to the Court of   Criminal Appeals.] In addition, the Court of Criminal Appeals may,   on its own motion, with or without a petition for such discretionary   review being filed by one of the parties, review any decision of a   court of appeals in a criminal case. Discretionary review by the   Court of Criminal Appeals is not a matter of right, but of sound   judicial discretion.          SECTION 5.  The heading to Article 11.07, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended to read as follows:          Art. 11.07.  PROCEDURE AFTER FELONY CONVICTION [WITHOUT   DEATH PENALTY]          SECTION 6.  Sections 1 and 2, Article 11.07, Code of Criminal   Procedure, are amended to read as follows:          Sec. 1.  This article establishes the procedures for an   application for writ of habeas corpus in which the applicant seeks   relief from a felony judgment [imposing a penalty other than   death].          Sec. 2.  After indictment found in any felony case[, other   than a case in which the death penalty is imposed,] and before   conviction, the writ must be made returnable in the county where the   offense has been committed.          SECTION 7.  Section 3(b), Article 11.07, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended to read as follows:          (b)  An application for writ of habeas corpus filed after   final conviction in a felony case[, other than a case in which the   death penalty is imposed,] must be filed with the clerk of the court   in which the conviction being challenged was obtained, and the   clerk shall assign the application to that court.  When the   application is received by that court, a writ of habeas corpus,   returnable to the Court of Criminal Appeals, shall issue by   operation of law.  The clerk of that court shall make appropriate   notation thereof, assign to the case a file number (ancillary to   that of the conviction being challenged), and forward a copy of the   application by certified mail, return receipt requested, by secure   electronic mail, or by personal service to the attorney   representing the state in that court, who shall answer the   application not later than the 15th day after the date the copy of   the application is received.  Matters alleged in the application   not admitted by the state are deemed denied.          SECTION 8.  Articles 11.073(b) and (c), Code of Criminal   Procedure, are amended to read as follows:          (b)  A court may grant a convicted person relief on an   application for a writ of habeas corpus if:                (1)  the convicted person files an application, in the   manner provided by Article 11.07[, 11.071,] or 11.072, containing   specific facts indicating that:                      (A)  relevant scientific evidence is currently   available and was not available at the time of the convicted   person's trial because the evidence was not ascertainable through   the exercise of reasonable diligence by the convicted person before   the date of or during the convicted person's trial; and                      (B)  the scientific evidence would be admissible   under the Texas Rules of Evidence at a trial held on the date of the   application; and                (2)  the court makes the findings described by   Subdivisions (1)(A) and (B) and also finds that, had the scientific   evidence been presented at trial, on the preponderance of the   evidence the person would not have been convicted.          (c)  For purposes of Section 4(a)(1), Article 11.07,   [Section 5(a)(1), Article 11.071,] and Section 9(a), Article   11.072, a claim or issue could not have been presented previously in   an original application or in a previously considered application   if the claim or issue is based on relevant scientific evidence that   was not ascertainable through the exercise of reasonable diligence   by the convicted person on or before the date on which the original   application or a previously considered application, as applicable,   was filed.          SECTION 9.  The heading to Article 11.65, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended to read as follows:          Art. 11.65.  BOND FOR [CERTAIN] APPLICANTS.          SECTION 10.  Article 11.65(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is amended to read as follows:          (a)  This article applies to an applicant for a writ of   habeas corpus seeking relief from the judgment in a criminal case[,   other than an applicant seeking relief from a judgment imposing a   penalty of death].          SECTION 11.  Section 6, Article 24.29, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 6.  EXCEPTIONS.  This Act does not apply to a person in   this state who is confined as mentally ill [or who is under sentence   of death].          SECTION 12.  Articles 26.04(b) and (g), Code of Criminal   Procedure, are amended to read as follows:          (b)  Procedures adopted under Subsection (a) shall:                (1)  authorize only the judges of the county courts,   statutory county courts, and district courts trying criminal cases   in the county, or the judges' designee, to appoint counsel for   indigent defendants in the county;                (2)  apply to each appointment of counsel made by a   judge or the judges' designee in the county;                (3)  ensure that each indigent defendant in the county   who is charged with a misdemeanor punishable by confinement or with   a felony and who appears in court without counsel has an opportunity   to confer with appointed counsel before the commencement of   judicial proceedings;                (4)  [require appointments for defendants in capital   cases in which the death penalty is sought to comply with any   applicable requirements under Articles 11.071 and 26.052;                [(5)]  ensure that each attorney appointed from a   public appointment list to represent an indigent defendant perform   the attorney's duty owed to the defendant in accordance with the   adopted procedures, the requirements of this code, and applicable   rules of ethics; and                (5) [(6)]  ensure that appointments are allocated   among qualified attorneys in a manner that is fair, neutral, and   nondiscriminatory.          (g)  A countywide alternative program for appointing counsel   for indigent defendants in criminal cases is established by a   formal action in which two-thirds of the judges of the courts   designated under this subsection vote to establish the alternative   program.  An alternative program for appointing counsel in   misdemeanor and felony cases may be established in the manner   provided by this subsection by the judges of the county courts,   statutory county courts, and district courts trying criminal cases   in the county.  An alternative program for appointing counsel in   misdemeanor cases may be established in the manner provided by this   subsection by the judges of the county courts and statutory county   courts trying criminal cases in the county.  An alternative program   for appointing counsel in felony cases may be established in the   manner provided by this subsection by the judges of the district   courts trying criminal cases in the county.  In a county in which an   alternative program is established:                (1)  the alternative program may:                      (A)  use a single method for appointing counsel or   a combination of methods; and                      (B)  use a multicounty appointment list using a   system of rotation; and                (2)  the procedures adopted under Subsection (a) must   ensure that:                      (A)  attorneys appointed using the alternative   program to represent defendants in misdemeanor cases punishable by   confinement:                            (i)  meet specified objective   qualifications for that representation, which may be graduated   according to the degree of seriousness of the offense and whether   representation will be provided in trial court proceedings,   appellate proceedings, or both; and                            (ii)  are approved by a majority of the   judges of the county courts and statutory county courts trying   misdemeanor cases in the county;                      (B)  attorneys appointed using the alternative   program to represent defendants in felony cases:                            (i)  meet specified objective   qualifications for that representation, which may be graduated   according to the degree of seriousness of the offense and whether   representation will be provided in trial court proceedings,   appellate proceedings, or both; and                            (ii)  are approved by a majority of the   judges of the district courts trying felony cases in the county; and                      (C)  [appointments for defendants in capital   cases in which the death penalty is sought comply with the   requirements of Article 26.052; and                      [(D)]  appointments are reasonably and   impartially allocated among qualified attorneys.          SECTION 13.  Articles 26.05(a) and (d), Code of Criminal   Procedure, are amended to read as follows:          (a)  A counsel, other than an attorney with a public   defender's office or an attorney who is employed by the office of   capital and forensic writs established under Subchapter B, Chapter   78, Government Code, appointed to represent a defendant in a   criminal proceeding, including a habeas corpus hearing, shall be   paid a reasonable attorney's fee for performing the following   services, based on the time and labor required, the complexity of   the case, and the experience and ability of the appointed counsel:                (1)  time spent in court making an appearance on behalf   of the defendant as evidenced by a docket entry, time spent in   trial, and time spent in a proceeding in which sworn oral testimony   is elicited;                (2)  reasonable and necessary time spent out of court   on the case, supported by any documentation that the court   requires;                (3)  preparation of an appellate brief and preparation   and presentation of oral argument to a court of appeals or the Court   of Criminal Appeals; and                (4)  preparation of a motion for rehearing.          (d)  A counsel in a criminal [noncapital] case, other than an   attorney with a public defender's office, appointed to represent a   defendant under this code shall be reimbursed for reasonable and   necessary expenses, including expenses for investigation and for   mental health and other experts.  Expenses incurred with prior   court approval shall be reimbursed in the [same] manner provided   [for capital cases] by Articles 26.052(f) and (g), and expenses   incurred without prior court approval shall be reimbursed in the   manner provided [for capital cases] by Article 26.052(h).          SECTION 14.  The heading to Article 26.052, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended to read as follows:          Art. 26.052.  [APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL IN DEATH PENALTY   CASE;] REIMBURSEMENT OF [INVESTIGATIVE] EXPENSES INCURRED BY   APPOINTED COUNSEL.          SECTION 15.  Section 3, Article 31.08, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 3.  An [Except for the review of a death sentence under   Section 2(h), Article 37.071, or under Section 2(h), Article   37.072, an] appeal taken in a cause returned to the original county   under this article must be docketed in the appellate district in   which the county of original venue is located.          SECTION 16.  Article 34.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          Art. 34.01.  SPECIAL VENIRE. A "special venire" is a writ   issued in a capital case by order of the district court, commanding   the sheriff to summon either verbally or by mail such a number of   persons, not less than 50, as the court may order, to appear before   the court on a day named in the writ from whom the jury for the trial   of such case is to be selected. Where as many as one hundred jurors   have been summoned in such county for regular service for the week   in which such capital case is set for trial, the judge of the court   having jurisdiction of a capital case in which a motion for a   special venire has been made, shall grant or refuse such motion for   a special venire, and upon such refusal require the case to be tried   by regular jurors summoned for service in such county for the week   in which such capital case is set for trial and such additional   talesmen as may be summoned by the sheriff upon order of the court   as provided in Article 34.02 of this Code[, but the clerk of such   court shall furnish the defendant or his counsel a list of the   persons summoned as provided in Article 34.04].          SECTION 17.  Article 35.15(b), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is amended to read as follows:          (b)  In [non-capital] felony cases [and in capital cases in   which the State does not seek the death penalty], the State and   defendant shall each be entitled to ten peremptory challenges. If   two or more defendants are tried together each defendant shall be   entitled to six peremptory challenges and the State to six for each   defendant.          SECTION 18.  Article 35.16(b), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is amended to read as follows:          (b)  A challenge for cause may be made by the State for any of   the following reasons:                1.  That the juror has conscientious scruples in regard   to the imposition [infliction] of a sentence of imprisonment for   life without parole [the punishment of death for crime,] in a   capital case[, where the State is seeking the death penalty];                2.  That the juror [he] is related within the third   degree of consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter   573, Government Code, to the defendant; and                3.  That the juror [he] has a bias or prejudice against   any phase of the law upon which the State is entitled to rely for   conviction or punishment.          SECTION 19.  Article 35.17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          Art. 35.17.  VOIR DIRE EXAMINATION          [1].  When the court in its discretion so directs, [except as   provided in Section 2,] the state and defendant shall conduct the   voir dire examination of prospective jurors in the presence of the   entire panel.          [2.     In a capital felony case in which the State seeks the   death penalty, the court shall propound to the entire panel of   prospective jurors questions concerning the principles, as   applicable to the case on trial, of reasonable doubt, burden of   proof, return of indictment by grand jury, presumption of   innocence, and opinion. Then, on demand of the State or defendant,   either is entitled to examine each juror on voir dire individually   and apart from the entire panel, and may further question the juror   on the principles propounded by the court.]          SECTION 20.  Article 35.25, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          Art. 35.25.  MAKING PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE.  The [In   non-capital cases and in capital cases in which the State's   attorney has announced that he will not qualify the jury for, or   seek the death penalty, the] party desiring to challenge any juror   peremptorily shall strike the name of such juror from the list   furnished the party [him] by the clerk.          SECTION 21.  Article 35.26, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          Art. 35.26.  LISTS RETURNED TO CLERK.  [(a)]  When the   parties have made or declined to make their peremptory challenges,   they shall deliver their lists to the clerk. The [Except as   provided in Subsection (b) of this section, the] clerk shall, if the   case be in the district court, call off the first twelve names on   the lists that have not been stricken. If the case be in the county   court, the clerk [he] shall call off the first six names on the   lists that have not been stricken. Those whose names are called   shall be the jury.          [(b)     In a capital case in which the state seeks the death   penalty, the court may direct that two alternate jurors be selected   and that the first fourteen names not stricken be called off by the   clerk. The last two names to be called are the alternate jurors.]          SECTION 22.  Article 36.29(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is amended to read as follows:          (a)  Not less than twelve jurors can render and return a   verdict in a felony case. It must be concurred in by each juror and   signed by the foreman. After [Except as provided in Subsection (b),   however, after] the trial of any felony case begins and a juror dies   or, as determined by the judge, becomes disabled from sitting at any   time before the charge of the court is read to the jury, the   remainder of the jury shall have the power to render the verdict;   but when the verdict shall be rendered by less than the whole   number, it shall be signed by every member of the jury concurring in   it.          SECTION 23.  Section 2(b), Article 37.07, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended to read as follows:          (b)  If [Except as provided by Article 37.071 or 37.072, if]   a finding of guilty is returned, it shall then be the responsibility   of the judge to assess the punishment applicable to the offense;   provided, however, that (1) in any criminal action where the jury   may recommend community supervision and the defendant filed his   sworn motion for community supervision before the trial began, and   (2) in other cases where the defendant so elects in writing before   the commencement of the voir dire examination of the jury panel, the   punishment shall be assessed by the same jury, except as provided in   Section 3(c) of this article and in Article 44.29.  If a finding of   guilty is returned, the defendant may, with the consent of the   attorney for the state, change his election of one who assesses the   punishment.          SECTION 24.  Section 1, Article 42.01, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 1.  A judgment is the written declaration of the court   signed by the trial judge and entered of record showing the   conviction or acquittal of the defendant.  The sentence served   shall be based on the information contained in the judgment.  The   judgment shall reflect:                1.  The title and number of the case;                2.  That the case was called and the parties appeared,   naming the attorney for the state, the defendant, and the attorney   for the defendant, or, where a defendant is not represented by   counsel, that the defendant knowingly, intelligently, and   voluntarily waived the right to representation by counsel;                3.  The plea or pleas of the defendant to the offense   charged;                4.  Whether the case was tried before a jury or a jury   was waived;                5.  The submission of the evidence, if any;                6.  In cases tried before a jury that the jury was   charged by the court;                7.  The verdict or verdicts of the jury or the finding   or findings of the court;                8.  In the event of a conviction that the defendant is   adjudged guilty of the offense as found by the verdict of the jury   or the finding of the court, and that the defendant be punished in   accordance with the jury's verdict or the court's finding as to the   proper punishment;                9.  In the event of conviction where [death or] any   punishment is assessed that the defendant be sentenced to [death,]   a term of confinement or community supervision, or to pay a fine, as   the case may be;                10.  In the event of conviction where the imposition of   sentence is suspended and the defendant is placed on community   supervision, setting forth the punishment assessed, the length of   community supervision, and the conditions of community   supervision;                11.  In the event of acquittal that the defendant be   discharged;                12.  The county and court in which the case was tried   and, if there was a change of venue in the case, the name of the   county in which the prosecution was originated;                13.  The offense or offenses for which the defendant   was convicted;                14.  The date of the offense or offenses and degree of   offense for which the defendant was convicted;                15.  The term of sentence;                16.  The date judgment is entered;                17.  The date sentence is imposed;                18.  The date sentence is to commence and any credit for   time served;                19.  The terms of any order entered pursuant to Article   42.08 that the defendant's sentence is to run cumulatively or   concurrently with another sentence or sentences;                20.  The terms of any plea bargain;                21.  Affirmative findings entered pursuant to Article   42A.054(c) or (d);                22.  The terms of any fee payment ordered under Article   42.151;                23.  The defendant's thumbprint taken in accordance   with Article 38.33;                24.  In the event that the judge orders the defendant to   repay a reward or part of a reward under Articles 37.073 and 42.152,   a statement of the amount of the payment or payments required to be   made;                25.  In the event that the court orders restitution to   be paid to the victim, a statement of the amount of restitution   ordered and:                      (A)  the name and address of a person or agency   that will accept and forward restitution payments to the victim; or                      (B)  if the court specifically elects to have   payments made directly to the crime victim, the name and permanent   address of the victim at the time of judgment;                26.  In the event that a presentence investigation is   required by Subchapter F, Chapter 42A, a statement that the   presentence investigation was done according to the applicable   provision;                27.  In the event of conviction of an offense for which   registration as a sex offender is required under Chapter 62, a   statement that the registration requirement of that chapter applies   to the defendant and a statement of the age of the victim of the   offense;                28.  The defendant's state identification number   required by Article [Section] 60.052(a)(2), if that number has been   assigned at the time of the judgment; and                29.  The incident number required by Article [Section]   60.052(a)(4), if that number has been assigned at the time of the   judgment.          SECTION 25.  Sections 1 and 3, Article 42.09, Code of   Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:          Sec. 1.  Except as provided in Sections 2 and 3, a defendant   shall be delivered to a jail or to the Texas Department of Criminal   Justice when his sentence is pronounced[, or his sentence to death   is announced,] by the court.  The defendant's sentence begins to   run on the day it is pronounced, but with all credits, if any,   allowed by Article 42.03.          Sec. 3.  If a defendant convicted of a felony is sentenced to   [death or to] life in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or is   ineligible for release on bail pending appeal under Article   44.04(b) and gives notice of appeal, the defendant shall be   transferred to the department on a commitment pending a mandate   from the court of appeals or the Court of Criminal Appeals.          SECTION 26.  Article 44.29(b), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is amended to read as follows:          (b) If the court of appeals or the Court of Criminal Appeals   awards a new trial to a defendant [other than a defendant convicted   of an offense under Section 19.03, Penal Code,] only on the basis of   an error or errors made in the punishment stage of the trial, the   cause shall stand as it would have stood in case the new trial had   been granted by the court below, except that the court shall   commence the new trial as if a finding of guilt had been returned   and proceed to the punishment stage of the trial under Subsection   (b), Section 2, Article 37.07, of this code. If the defendant   elects, the court shall empanel a jury for the sentencing stage of   the trial in the same manner as a jury is empaneled by the court for   other trials before the court. At the new trial, the court shall   allow both the state and the defendant to introduce evidence to show   the circumstances of the offense and other evidence as permitted by   Section 3 of Article 37.07 of this code.          SECTION 27.  Section 6(a), Article 49.25, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended to read as follows:          (a)  Any medical examiner, or his duly authorized deputy,   shall be authorized, and it shall be his duty, to hold inquests with   or without a jury within his county, in the following cases:                1.  When a person shall die within twenty-four hours   after admission to a hospital or institution or in prison or in   jail;                2.  When any person is killed; or from any cause dies   an unnatural death[, except under sentence of the law]; or dies in   the absence of one or more good witnesses;                3.  When the body or a body part of a person is found,   the cause or circumstances of death are unknown, and:                      (A)  the person is identified; or                      (B)  the person is unidentified;                4.  When the circumstances of the death of any person   are such as to lead to suspicion that he came to his death by   unlawful means;                5.  When any person commits suicide, or the   circumstances of his death are such as to lead to suspicion that he   committed suicide;                6.  When a person dies without having been attended by a   duly licensed and practicing physician, and the local health   officer or registrar required to report the cause of death under   Section 193.005, Health and Safety Code, does not know the cause of   death. When the local health officer or registrar of vital   statistics whose duty it is to certify the cause of death does not   know the cause of death, he shall so notify the medical examiner of   the county in which the death occurred and request an inquest;                7.  When the person is a child who is younger than six   years of age and the death is reported under Chapter 264, Family   Code; and                8.  When a person dies who has been attended   immediately preceding his death by a duly licensed and practicing   physician or physicians, and such physician or physicians are not   certain as to the cause of death and are unable to certify with   certainty the cause of death as required by Section 193.004, Health   and Safety Code. In case of such uncertainty the attending   physician or physicians, or the superintendent or general manager   of the hospital or institution in which the deceased shall have   died, shall so report to the medical examiner of the county in which   the death occurred, and request an inquest.          SECTION 28.  Article 60.052(c), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is amended to read as follows:          (c)  Information in the corrections tracking system relating   to the handling of offenders must include the following information   about each imprisonment or[,] confinement[, or execution] of an   offender:                (1)  the date of the imprisonment or confinement;                (2)  [if the offender was sentenced to death:                      [(A)  the date of execution; and                      [(B)     if the death sentence was commuted, the   sentence to which the sentence of death was commuted and the date of   commutation;                [(3)]  the date the offender was released from   imprisonment or confinement and whether the release was a discharge   or a release on parole or mandatory supervision;                (3) [(4)]  if the offender is released on parole or   mandatory supervision:                      (A)  the offense for which the offender was   convicted by offense code and incident number;                      (B)  the date the offender was received by an   office of the parole division;                      (C)  the county in which the offender resides   while under supervision;                      (D)  any program in which an offender is placed or   has previously been placed and the level of supervision the   offender is placed on while under the jurisdiction of the parole   division;                      (E)  the date a program described by Paragraph (D)   begins, the date the program ends, and whether the program was   completed successfully;                      (F)  the date a level of supervision described by   Paragraph (D) begins and the date the level of supervision ends;                      (G)  if the offender's release status is revoked,   the reason for the revocation and the date of revocation;                      (H)  the expiration date of the sentence; and                      (I)  the date of the offender's release from the   parole division or the date on which the offender is granted   clemency; and                (4) [(5)]  if the offender is released under Article   42A.202(b), the date of the offender's release.          SECTION 29.  Article 64.01(c), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is amended to read as follows:          (c)  A convicted person is entitled to counsel during a   proceeding under this chapter.  The convicting court shall appoint   counsel for the convicted person if the person informs the court   that the person wishes to submit a motion under this chapter, the   court finds reasonable grounds for a motion to be filed, and the   court determines that the person is indigent.  Counsel must be   appointed under this subsection not later than the 45th day after   the date the court finds reasonable grounds or the date the court   determines that the person is indigent, whichever is   later.  Compensation of counsel is provided in the same manner as   is required by[:                [(1)     Article 11.071 for the representation of a   petitioner convicted of a capital felony; and                [(2)]  Chapter 26 for the representation in a habeas   corpus hearing of an indigent defendant convicted of a felony other   than a capital felony.          SECTION 30.  Article 64.05, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          Art. 64.05.  APPEALS.  An appeal under this chapter is to a   court of appeals in the same manner as an appeal of any other   criminal matter[, except that if the convicted person was convicted   in a capital case and was sentenced to death, the appeal is a direct   appeal to the court of criminal appeals].          SECTION 31.  Sections 78.054(a) and (b), Government Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (a)  The office may not accept an appointment under Article   11.071, Code of Criminal Procedure, as that article existed before   September 1, 2017, if:                (1)  a conflict of interest exists;                (2)  the office has insufficient resources to provide   adequate representation for the defendant;                (3)  the office is incapable of providing   representation for the defendant in accordance with the rules of   professional conduct; or                (4)  other good cause is shown for not accepting the   appointment.          (b)  The office may not represent a defendant in a federal   habeas review.  The office may not represent a defendant in an   action or proceeding in state court other than an action or   proceeding that:                (1)  is conducted under Article 11.071, Code of   Criminal Procedure, as that article existed before September 1,   2017;                (2)  is collateral to the preparation of an application   under Article 11.071, Code of Criminal Procedure, as that article   existed before September 1, 2017;                (3)  concerns any other post-conviction matter in a   death penalty case other than a direct appeal, including an action   or proceeding under Article 46.05 or Chapter 64, Code of Criminal   Procedure; or                (4)  is conducted under Article 11.073, Code of   Criminal Procedure, or is collateral to the preparation of an   application under Article 11.073, Code of Criminal Procedure, if   the case was referred in writing to the office by the Texas Forensic   Science Commission under Section 4(h), Article 38.01, Code of   Criminal Procedure.          SECTION 32.  Section 78.055, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 78.055.  COMPENSATION OF OTHER APPOINTED ATTORNEYS. If   it is necessary that an attorney other than an attorney employed by   the office be appointed, that attorney shall be compensated as   provided by Article [Articles] 11.071 [and 26.05], Code of Criminal   Procedure, as that article existed before September 1, 2017, and by   Article 26.05, Code of Criminal Procedure.          SECTION 33.  Section 78.056(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  The presiding judges of the administrative judicial   regions shall maintain a statewide list of competent counsel   available for appointment under Section 2(f), Article 11.071, Code   of Criminal Procedure, as that article existed before September 1,   2017, if the office does not accept or is prohibited from accepting   an appointment under Section 78.054.  Each attorney on the list:                (1)  must exhibit proficiency and commitment to   providing quality representation to defendants in death penalty   cases; and                (2)  may not have been found by a state or federal court   to have rendered ineffective assistance of counsel during the trial   or appeal of a death penalty case.          SECTION 34.  Section 508.145(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  An inmate [under sentence of death,] serving a sentence   of life imprisonment without parole, serving a sentence for an   offense under Section 21.02, Penal Code, or serving a sentence for   an offense under Section 22.021, Penal Code, that is punishable   under Subsection (f) of that section is not eligible for release on   parole.          SECTION 35.  Sections 508.146(a) and (f), Government Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (a)  An inmate other than an inmate who is serving a sentence   of [death or] life without parole may be released on medically   recommended intensive supervision on a date designated by a parole   panel described by Subsection (e), except that an inmate with an   instant offense that is an offense described in Article 42A.054,   Code of Criminal Procedure, or an inmate who has a reportable   conviction or adjudication under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal   Procedure, may only be considered if a medical condition of   terminal illness or long-term care has been diagnosed by a   physician, if:                (1)  the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with   Medical or Mental Impairments, in cooperation with the Correctional   Managed Health Care Committee, identifies the inmate as being:                      (A)  a person who is elderly or terminally ill, a   person with mental illness, an intellectual disability, or a   physical disability, or a person who has a condition requiring   long-term care, if the inmate is an inmate with an instant offense   that is described in Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure;   or                      (B)  in a persistent vegetative state or being a   person with an organic brain syndrome with significant to total   mobility impairment, if the inmate is an inmate who has a reportable   conviction or adjudication under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal   Procedure;                (2)  the parole panel determines that, based on the   inmate's condition and a medical evaluation, the inmate does not   constitute a threat to public safety; and                (3)  the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with   Medical or Mental Impairments, in cooperation with the pardons and   paroles division, has prepared for the inmate a medically   recommended intensive supervision plan that requires the inmate to   submit to electronic monitoring, places the inmate on   super-intensive supervision, or otherwise ensures appropriate   supervision of the inmate.          (f)  An inmate who is not a citizen of the United States, as   defined by federal law, who is not under a sentence of [death or]   life without parole, and who does not have a reportable conviction   or adjudication under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, or an   instant offense described in Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal   Procedure, may be released to immigration authorities pending   deportation on a date designated by a parole panel described by   Subsection (e) if the parole panel determines that on release the   inmate would be deported to another country and that the inmate does   not constitute a threat to public safety in the other country or   this country and is unlikely to reenter this country illegally.          SECTION 36.  Section 552.134(b), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to[:                [(1)]  statistical or other aggregated information   relating to inmates confined in one or more facilities operated by   or under a contract with the department[; or                [(2)  information about an inmate sentenced to death].          SECTION 37.  Section 557.012(b), Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  An offense under this section is punishable by[:                [(1)  death; or                [(2)]  confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal   Justice for:                (1) [(A)]  life; or                (2) [(B)]  a term of not less than two years.          SECTION 38.  Section 46.03(a), Penal Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally,   knowingly, or recklessly possesses or goes with a firearm, illegal   knife, club, or prohibited weapon listed in Section 46.05(a):                (1)  on the physical premises of a school or   educational institution, any grounds or building on which an   activity sponsored by a school or educational institution is being   conducted, or a passenger transportation vehicle of a school or   educational institution, whether the school or educational   institution is public or private, unless:                      (A)  pursuant to written regulations or written   authorization of the institution; or                      (B)  the person possesses or goes with a concealed   handgun that the person is licensed to carry under Subchapter H,   Chapter 411, Government Code, and no other weapon to which this   section applies, on the premises of an institution of higher   education or private or independent institution of higher   education, on any grounds or building on which an activity   sponsored by the institution is being conducted, or in a passenger   transportation vehicle of the institution;                (2)  on the premises of a polling place on the day of an   election or while early voting is in progress;                (3)  on the premises of any government court or offices   utilized by the court, unless pursuant to written regulations or   written authorization of the court;                (4)  on the premises of a racetrack;                (5)  in or into a secured area of an airport; or                (6)  within 1,000 feet of premises the location of   which is designated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a   place of execution [under Article 43.19, Code of Criminal   Procedure,] on a day that a sentence of death is set to be imposed on   the designated premises and the person received notice that:                      (A)  going within 1,000 feet of the premises with   a weapon listed under this subsection was prohibited; or                      (B)  possessing a weapon listed under this   subsection within 1,000 feet of the premises was prohibited.          SECTION 39.  The following provisions of the Code of   Criminal Procedure are repealed:                (1)  Article 11.071;                (2)  Articles 26.044(a)(2) and (n);                (3)  Articles 26.052(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (i), (j),   (k), (l), (m), and (n);                (4)  Article 34.04;                (5)  Articles 35.13, 35.15(a), and 35.29(c);                (6)  Article 36.29(b);                (7)  Articles 37.071, 37.0711, and 37.072;                (8)  Articles 38.43(i), (j), (k), (l), and (m);                (9)  Article 42.04;                (10)  Articles 43.14, 43.141, 43.15, 43.16, 43.17,   43.18, 43.19, 43.20, 43.21, 43.22, 43.23, 43.24, and 43.25;                (11)  Articles 44.251, 44.2511, and 44.29(c) and (d);   and                (12)  Article 46.05.          SECTION 40.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only   to a criminal case in which the indictment in the case is filed on or   after the effective date of this Act. A criminal case in which the   indictment was filed before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect when the indictment was filed, and the   former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 41.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.