Bill Text: TX SB771 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles considers the eligibility of certain inmates for release on parole.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-02 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB771 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB771-Introduced.html
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| By: Hancock | S.B. No. 771 | |
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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. | ||
