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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the persons who may provide information to a parole |
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panel considering the release of an inmate on parole or to mandatory |
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supervision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as Nancy's Law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 508.153(e), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) In this section: |
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(1) "Close [, "close] relative of a deceased |
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victim[,]" means a person who, regardless of whether the victim's |
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death was related to 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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(2) "Guardian ["guardian] of a victim[,]" and "victim" |
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have the meanings assigned by Section 508.117. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |