HBA-KMH H.B. 2115 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2115 By: Coleman Criminal Jurisprudence 3/15/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current Texas law, many urban crimes such as public intoxication, disorderly conduct, and public urination are Class C misdemeanors resulting in little or no jail time, and are committed repeatedly. H.B. 2115 authorizes a justice of the peace to add further conditions to placement on deferred disposition for offenses involving the use of alcohol, a controlled substance, or drugs, such as treatment for substance abuse. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Article 45.54(3), Code of Criminal Procedure, to assign the definition of "commercial motor vehicle" as provided in Section 522.003 (Definitions), Transportation Code, rather than Subdivision (6), Section 3, V.T.C.S., Texas Commercial Driver's License Act (Repealed). Authorizes a justice of the peace to require a defendant to submit to diagnostic testing for alcohol or a controlled substance or drug, to submit to a psychosocial assessment, and to participate in an alcohol treatment or education program as conditions of placement on deferred disposition for offenses involving the use of alcohol, a controlled substance, or drugs. Authorizes a justice of the peace to require the defendant to pay the costs associated with the above requirements either directly or through the court as court costs. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.