SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCE House SponsorsRep. Shane Cultra-Frank Aguilar-Raymond Poe-Rosemary Kurtz, Jack D. Franks and Linda Chapa LaVia Senate Sponsors(Sen. Dan Rutherford) 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die New Act Creates the Sex Offender Residency Act. Requires the Department of Corrections, in consultation with the Prisoner Review Board, to adopt rules establishing criteria to be considered in determining the permanent residence requirements for a sex offender released on mandatory supervised release or parole. Provides that the Department shall include in the rules: (1) a general prohibition against allowing a sex offender to reside near locations where children are the primary occupants or users; (2) the bases upon which exceptions to the general prohibition are authorized; and (3) a process that allows communities that would be affected by a decision about the location of a sex offender's residence to be informed of the decision-making process before the offender is released. Effective immediately. 2/25/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Shane Cultra 2/25/2003HouseFirst Reading 2/25/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/26/2003HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 3/3/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar 3/3/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe 3/3/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz 3/6/2003HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 3/6/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/19/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/19/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/20/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks 3/20/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 3/20/2003HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 3/21/2003SenateArrive in Senate 3/21/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2003 3/25/2003SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford 3/27/2003SenateFirst Reading 3/27/2003SenateReferred to Rules 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die