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      By: Johnson H.B. No. 5066       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the reimbursement to a county for forensic science   expenses associated with certain crimes.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by adding Article 17.54 to read as follows:           Art.   17.54.     REIMBURSEMENT TO A COUNTY FOR FORENSIC SCIENCE   ON CERTAIN FELONIES.   If a defendant charged with an offense   punishable as a felony is not released on bail pending trial, the   state shall compensate the county for the cost of forensic science   expenses associated with the offense.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to compensation to a county for the cost of a defendant's   confinement that occurs on or after January 1, 2026, regardless of   whether the defendant is confined before, on, or after that date.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.