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  89R6329 MZM-D     By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 980       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the reporting of proceeds and property from asset   forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article 59.06(g)(1), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is amended to read as follows:                (1)  All law enforcement agencies and attorneys   representing the state who receive proceeds or property under this   chapter shall account for the seizure, forfeiture, receipt, and   specific expenditure of all the proceeds and property in an audit,   which is to be performed annually by the commissioners court or   governing body of a municipality, as appropriate.  The annual   period of the audit for a law enforcement agency is the fiscal year   of the appropriate county or municipality and the annual period for   an attorney representing the state is the state fiscal year.  The   audit must be completed on a form provided by the attorney general   and must include a detailed report and explanation of all   expenditures, including salaries and overtime pay, officer   training, investigative equipment and supplies, and other items.     The audit must also include a detailed report that itemizes all   seizures of proceeds and property under this chapter and that   indicates the date on which the proceeds or property was seized, the   amount of any liquid assets seized, a description of any non-liquid   assets seized, and a description of the final disposition of the   proceeds or property.   Certified copies of the audit shall be   delivered by the law enforcement agency or attorney representing   the state to the attorney general not later than the 60th day after   the date on which the annual period that is the subject of the audit   ends.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act in amending   Article 59.06(g)(1), Code of Criminal Procedure, applies to any   audit performed under that subdivision on or after the effective   date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.