Enrolled Bill Summary

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Senate Bill 1506 amends the Government Code to revise the requirements for the policy adopted by the Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) governing the time frame in which an applicable inmate who has previously been denied release on parole must be reconsidered for release by the BPP as follows:

• removes the requirement that the policy require the BPP to reconsider certain inmates for release as soon as practicable after the first anniversary of the date of denial of release; and
• requires the policy to require that the BPP reconsider all inmates for release during a month that is designated for reconsideration by the parole panel that denied release.

With respect to the time frame in which a month is designated for reconsideration of an inmate, the bill does the following:

• establishes that the month must begin after the first anniversary of the date of the denial and end before the fifth anniversary of that date, except as otherwise provided;
• establishes that the month for an inmate serving a sentence for certain offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act must begin as soon as practicable after the first anniversary of the date of the denial; and
• retains the time frame provided by current law for inmates serving a sentence for aggravated sexual assault or a life sentence for a capital felony.