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  89R2946 CMO-D     By: Canales H.B. No. 1650       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of   forfeiture of a bail bond.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article 22.17(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  Not later than the fourth anniversary of [ two years   after ] the date a final judgment is entered in a bond forfeiture   proceeding, the surety on the bond may file with the court a special   bill of review. A special bill of review may include a request, on   equitable grounds, that the final judgment be reformed and that all   or part of the bond amount be remitted to the surety, after   deducting the costs of court, any reasonable costs to the county for   the return of the principal, and the interest accrued on the bond   amount from the date of forfeiture. The court in its discretion may   grant or deny the bill in whole or in part.          SECTION 2.  Article 22.17(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, as   amended by this Act, applies only to a bail bond for which a final   judgment of forfeiture is entered on or after the effective date of   this Act. A bail bond for which a final judgment of forfeiture is   entered before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law   in effect on the date the judgment was entered, and the former law   is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.