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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and |
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Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sec. 508.149. INMATES INELIGIBLE FOR MANDATORY |
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SUPERVISION. (a) An inmate may not be released to mandatory |
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supervision if the inmate is serving a sentence for or has been |
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previously convicted of: |
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(1) an offense for which the judgment contains an |
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affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of |
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Criminal Procedure; |
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(2) a first degree felony or a second degree felony under |
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Section 19.02, Penal Code; |
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(3) a capital felony under Section 19.03, Penal Code; |
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(4) a first degree felony or a second degree felony under |
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Section 20.04, Penal Code; |
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(5) an offense under Section 21.11, Penal Code; |
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(6) a felony under Section 22.011, Penal Code; |
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(7) a first degree felony or a second degree felony under |
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Section 22.02, Penal Code; |
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(8) a first degree felony under Section 22.021, Penal Code; |
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(9) a first degree felony under Section 22.04, Penal Code; |
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(10) a first degree felony under Section 28.02, Penal Code; |
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(11) a second degree felony under Section 29.02, Penal Code; |
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(12) a first degree felony under Section 29.03, Penal Code; |
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(13) a first degree felony under Section 30.02, Penal Code; |
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(14) a felony for which the punishment is increased under |
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Section 481.134 or Section 481.140, Health and Safety Code; |
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(15) an offense under Section 43.25, Penal Code; |
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(16) an offense under Section 21.02, Penal Code; |
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(17) a first degree felony under Section 15.03, Penal Code; |
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(18) an offense under Section 43.05, Penal Code; |
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(19) an offense under Section 20A.02, Penal Code; |
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(20) an offense under Section 20A.03, Penal Code; or |
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(21) a first degree felony under Section 71.02 or 71.023, |
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Penal Code; or |
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(22) a second or third degree felony under Section 22.01 |
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Assault. |
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SECTION 2. The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall adopt a |
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policy consistent with Section 508.149, Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |