As part of its continuing statutory revision program under Section 323.007, Government Code, the council is carrying out a nonsubstantive revision of various portions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The council began the revision project at the recommendation of the House Select Committee on Criminal Procedure Reform, 83rd Legislature, and is performing the revisions on an ongoing basis, with portions of the code addressed each session.
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The proposed chapters comprising the current installment of this project will be posted when they are available.
The current installment of this project for consideration by the 89th Legislature is under the direction of Jeff Guidry of the legal staff. Questions, comments, or suggestions relating to this installment of the project may be directed to Jeff Guidry at PO Box 12128, Austin, Texas 78711, at telephone number (512) 463-1151, or by email at jeff.guidry@tlc.texas.gov.
The following legislation relating to portions of the Code of Criminal Procedure proposed for nonsubstantive revision by the 88th Legislature passed in 2023 and takes effect January 1, 2025.
The following legislation relating to portions of the Code of Criminal Procedure proposed for nonsubstantive revision by the 86th Legislature passed in 2019 and took effect January 1, 2021.
The following legislation relating to portions of the Code of Criminal Procedure proposed for nonsubstantive revision by the 85th Legislature passed in 2017 and took effect January 1, 2019.
The revisor's report will be posted when it is available.
The following legislation relating to portions of the Code of Criminal Procedure proposed for nonsubstantive revision by the 84th Legislature passed in 2015 and took effect January 1, 2017.