By Danburg                                            H.B. No. 1429
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the time during which certain inmates may be considered
 1-3     for release on parole.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 508.141, Government Code, is amended by
 1-6     adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
 1-7           (g)  The policy board shall adopt a policy establishing the
 1-8     date on which the board may reconsider for release an inmate
 1-9     described by Section 508.046 who has previously been denied
1-10     release. The policy must permit the board to reconsider for release
1-11     the inmate on or as soon as practicable after the third anniversary
1-12     of the refusal or, in the board's discretion, on or as soon as
1-13     practicable after the fifth anniversary of the refusal.
1-14           SECTION 2.  The policy board of the Board of Pardons and
1-15     Paroles shall adopt the reconsideration policy required by Section
1-16     508.141(g), Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than
1-17     January 1, 2002.
1-18           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-19     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-20     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-21     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-22     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.