Bill Text: TX HB1914 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles considers the eligibility of certain inmates for release on parole.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-09 - Effective on 9/1/15 [HB1914 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB1914-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 1914 |
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relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and | ||
Paroles considers the eligibility of certain inmates for release on | ||
parole. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 508.141(g-1), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(g-1) The month designated under Subsection (g)(1) by the | ||
parole panel that denied release must begin after the first | ||
anniversary of the date of the denial and end before the fifth | ||
anniversary of the date of the denial, unless the inmate is serving | ||
a sentence for an offense under Section 22.021, Penal Code, or a | ||
life sentence for a capital felony, in which event the designated | ||
month must begin after the first anniversary of the date of the | ||
denial and end before the 10th anniversary of the date of the | ||
denial. | ||
SECTION 2. The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall adopt a | ||
policy consistent with Section 508.141(g-1), Government Code, as | ||
amended by this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
of this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 1914 was passed by the House on April | ||
17, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 1914 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |