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  89R12044 AJZ-D     By: Alders, et al. H.B. No. 2813       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to victim notification of certain scheduled court   proceedings.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article 56A.452, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          Art. 56A.452.  NOTIFICATION OF SCHEDULED COURT PROCEEDINGS.     (a)   If requested by the victim, the attorney representing the   state, as soon [ far ] as reasonably practicable [ practical ], shall   give the victim notice of:                (1)  any scheduled court proceedings and changes in   that schedule; and                (2)  the filing of a request for continuance of a trial   setting.           (b)     Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the attorney   representing the state shall provide notice of a scheduled court   proceeding to the victim not later than the 60th day before the date   the proceeding is scheduled to occur, except that:                 (1)     subject to Subdivision (2), if the court schedules   the proceeding to occur on a date that will not allow for the timing   of the notice otherwise required by this subsection, the attorney   representing the state shall provide the notice not later than the   fifth day after the date the court schedules the proceeding; and                 (2)     if the court schedules the proceeding in an   emergency or expedited manner, the attorney representing the state   shall provide the notice as soon as practicable, but not later than   24 hours after the court schedules the proceeding.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to the scheduling of a criminal proceeding by a court on or after   the effective date of this Act.  The scheduling of a criminal   proceeding by a court before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the court scheduled the   proceeding, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.