80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1678, Chapter 1205 Page: 2 of 10
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H.B. No. 1678
1 maximum period of community supervision is, subject to the
2 extensions provided by Section 22:
3 (1) 10 years, for a felony other than a third degree
4 felony described by Subdivision (2); and
5 (2) five years, for the following third degree
6 felonies:
7 (A) a third degree felony under Title 7, Penal
8 Code, other than an offense under Section 33.021(c), Penal Code;
9 and
10 (B) a third degree felony under Chapter 481,
11 Health and Safety Code.
12 SECTION 3. Section 4(d), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
13 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
14 (d) A defendant is not eligible for community supervision
15 under this section if the defendant:
16 (1) is sentenced to a term of imprisonment that
17 exceeds 10 years;
18 (2) is convicted of a state jail felony for which
19 suspension of the imposition of the sentence occurs automatically
20 under Section 15(a);
21 (3) does not file a sworn motion under Subsection (e)
22 of this section or for whom the jury does not enter in the verdict a
23 finding that the Information contained in the motion is true; [e]
24 (4) is adjudged guilty of an offense for which
25 punishment is increased under Section 481.134(c), (d), (e), or (f),
26 Health and Safety Code, if it is shown that the defendant has been
27 previously convicted of an offense for which punishment was
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1678, Chapter 1205, legislative document, 2007-04/2007-06; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154823/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.