Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 93	House Author:  Hodge et al.
Effective:  9-1-09	Senate Sponsor:  Hinojosa

            Current law authorizes the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to forfeit all or any part of an inmate's accrued good conduct time, none of which may be restored, if an inmate commits an offense or violates a rule of TDCJ during the actual term of imprisonment in TDCJ or in a transfer facility.  House Bill 93 amends the Government Code to authorize TDCJ to alternatively place such inmate's good conduct time in suspension and to authorize TDCJ to reinstate the good conduct time.  The bill requires TDCJ to establish a policy regarding the suspension of good conduct time and sets forth the required contents of the policy.