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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of close relative of a deceased victim |
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for purposes of certain laws relating to the release of an inmate on |
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parole or to mandatory supervision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 508.117(g)(1), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Close relative of a deceased victim" means a |
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person who, regardless of whether the victim's death was related to |
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the offense committed, was: |
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(A) the spouse of the victim at the time of the |
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victim's death; |
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(B) a parent of the deceased victim; |
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(C) an adult brother, sister, or child of the |
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deceased victim; or |
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(D) the nearest relative of the deceased victim |
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by consanguinity, if the persons described by Paragraphs (A) |
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through (C) are deceased or are incapacitated due to physical or |
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mental illness or infirmity. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |