Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1112 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to reduce the responsibility of counties for holding parole violators in their county jails. The act makes changes to certain procedures and hearings relating to the revocation of the release status of persons under the supervision of the pardons and paroles division. The act permits the transfer of a person awaiting a revocation hearing to a Texas Department of Criminal Justice correctional facility or a contracted facility if there is adequate space and the facility is located within 150 miles. The act eliminates a preliminary hearing for prisoners who are arrested on an administrative violation or found guilty of an offense committed after release or who waive the hearing.