85R22755 JRR-D By: Allen, Guillen, et al. H.B. No. 1404 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1404: By: Moody C.S.H.B. No. 1404 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the eligibility of a criminal defendant for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter E-1, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.0716 to read as follows: Sec. 411.0716. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter applies to the issuance of an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for an offense committed before, on, or after September 1, 2017. (b) Section 411.072 applies only to a person described by Subsection (a) of that section who receives a discharge and dismissal under Article 42A.111, Code of Criminal Procedure, on or after September 1, 2017. SECTION 2. Section 411.0735, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 411.0735. PROCEDURE FOR CONVICTION [AND CONFINEMENT]; CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS. (a) This section applies only to a person who: (1) is convicted of a misdemeanor other than a misdemeanor under Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, Section 49.04, 49.05, 49.06, or 49.065, Penal Code, or Chapter 71, Penal Code; and (2) [is sentenced to and serves a period of confinement; and [(3)] is not eligible for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under Section 411.073. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or Subchapter F, a person described by Subsection (a) who completes the person's sentence [period of confinement and is released] may petition the court that imposed the sentence for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section if the person: (1) satisfies the requirements of this section and Section 411.074; and (2) has never been previously convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for another offense other than a traffic [an] offense that is [under the Transportation Code] punishable by fine only. (c) After notice to the state, an opportunity for a hearing, and a determination that the person is entitled to file the petition and issuance of the order is in the best interest of justice, the court shall issue an order prohibiting criminal justice agencies from disclosing to the public criminal history record information related to the offense for which the person was convicted [giving rise to the confinement]. (d) A person may petition the court that imposed the sentence for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section only on or after the second anniversary of the date of completion of the person's sentence [period of confinement]. SECTION 3. Section 411.074, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 411.074. REQUIRED CONDITIONS FOR RECEIVING AN ORDER OF NONDISCLOSURE. (a) A person may be granted an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this subchapter and, when applicable, is entitled to petition the court to receive an order under this subchapter only if, during the period after the court pronounced the sentence or placed the person on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, for the offense for which the order of nondisclosure is requested, and during any applicable waiting period that this subchapter requires for the person after completion of the person's sentence or community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision [required by this subchapter], the person is not convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision [under Subchapter C, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure,] for any offense other than a traffic [an] offense that is [under the Transportation Code] punishable by fine only. (b) A person may not be granted an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this subchapter and is not entitled to petition the court for an order under this subchapter if: (1) the person requests the order of nondisclosure [was convicted or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision] for, or the person has been previously convicted of or placed on [any other] deferred adjudication community supervision for: (A) an offense requiring registration as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; (B) an offense under Section 20.04, Penal Code, regardless of whether the offense is a reportable conviction or adjudication for purposes of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; (C) an offense under Section 19.02, 19.03, 20A.02, 20A.03, 22.04, 22.041, 25.07, 25.072, or 42.072, Penal Code; or (D) any other offense involving family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code; or (2) the court makes an affirmative finding that the offense for which the order of nondisclosure [of criminal history record information] is requested involved family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code. SECTION 4. Section 32, Chapter 1279 (S.B. 1902), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is repealed. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.