By: Huffman, et al. S.B. No. 1020     (Louderback)           A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to personal bond offices, to the notification provided to   a judge regarding tampering with an electronic monitoring device   while released on bond or community supervision, and to the   availability of certain information regarding a person required to   submit to an electronic monitoring program or being supervised by a   community supervision and corrections department.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 5(a) and (b), Article 17.42, Code of   Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:          (a)  A personal bond pretrial release office established   under this article shall:                (1)  prepare a record containing information about any   accused person identified by case number only who, after review by   the office, is released by a court on personal bond before   sentencing in a pending case;                (2)  update the record on a monthly basis; [and]                (3)  file a copy of the record with the district or   county clerk, as applicable based on court jurisdiction over the   categories of offenses addressed in the records, in any county   served by the office; and                (4)  submit a copy of the record to the attorney   representing the state and the accused person's attorney and, as   applicable based on whether the accused person violated a condition   of release on bond in the preceding month, an update to that record.          (b)  In preparing a record under Subsection (a), the office   shall include in the record a statement of:                (1)  the offense with which the person is charged;                (2)  the dates of any court appearances scheduled in   the matter that were previously unattended by the person;                (3)  whether a warrant has been issued for the person's   arrest for failure to appear in accordance with the terms of the   person's release;                (4)  whether the person has failed to comply with   conditions of release on personal bond, including failing to comply   by tampering with an electronic monitoring device; and                (5)  the presiding judge or magistrate who authorized   the personal bond.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by adding Article 17.431 to read as follows:          Art. 17.431.  NOTIFICATION BY PERSONAL BOND OFFICE REGARDING   ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE VIOLATION. Immediately after a   personal bond office established under Article 17.42 determines   there is reasonable cause to believe that a defendant supervised by   the office has violated a condition of release on bond related to an   electronic monitoring device, including a global positioning   monitoring system as defined by Article 17.49, the personal bond   office shall notify the court or magistrate having jurisdiction   over the case.          SECTION 3.  Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by adding Article 17.442 to read as follows:          Art. 17.442.  NOTIFICATION BY AGENCY SUPERVISING DEFENDANT   REGARDING ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE VIOLATION.  Immediately   after the agency designated by the magistrate to supervise a   defendant's release on bond, other than a personal bond, determines   there is reasonable cause to believe that the defendant has   violated a condition of release on bond related to an electronic   monitoring device, including a global positioning monitoring   system as defined by Article 17.49, the agency shall notify the   court or magistrate having jurisdiction over the case.          SECTION 4.  Subchapter P, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended by adding Article 42A.7515 to read as   follows:          Art. 42A.7515.  NOTIFICATION BY SUPERVISION OFFICER   REGARDING ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE VIOLATION. Immediately   after a supervision officer determines there is reasonable cause to   believe that a defendant supervised by the officer has violated a   condition of community supervision related to an electronic   monitoring device, including a global positioning monitoring   system as defined by Article 17.49, the supervision officer shall   notify the judge of that violation.          SECTION 5.  Section 21.013(a)(1), Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (1)  "Judicial work product" means written,   electronic, or oral material prepared or communications made in the   course of an adjudicatory proceeding before a court determining   legal rights, powers, duties, or privileges.  The term includes all   drafts of opinions or orders and memoranda of law.  The term does   not include information related to a person who is required to   submit to electronic monitoring of a person's location as part of an   electronic monitoring program under Article 42.035, Code of   Criminal Procedure, or as a condition of community supervision,   parole, mandatory supervision, or release on bail.          SECTION 6.  Section 76.019, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:          (c)  A department may release data or information, including   electronic monitoring data, reporting dates, contact information,   family and collateral contacts, and addresses, related to the   location of a person who is supervised by the department to law   enforcement or the office of the attorney representing the state   for the purpose of locating the person or serving a warrant.          SECTION 7.  Articles 17.431, 17.442, and 42A.7515, Code of   Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act, apply only to a violation   of a condition of release on bond or a violation of a condition of   community supervision, as applicable, that occurs on or after the   effective date of this Act.  A violation that occurs before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the   date the violation occurred, and the former law is continued in   effect for that purpose.          SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.