SRC-TJG S.B. 880 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 880
78R1656 EMT-DBy: Whitmire
Criminal Justice
3/28/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Board of Pardons and Parole (TBPP) is required to dispose
of a technical violation in 61 days.  As proposed, S.B. 880 decreases the
time period TDPP has to dispose of a technical violation to 31 days. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Sections 508.282(a) and (b), Government Code, as
follows: 

(a) Requires certain entities to dispose of the charges against an inmate
or person described by Section 508.281(a) before the 31st, rather than
61st, day after the date on which a warrant issued as provided by Section
508.251 is executed, if the inmate or person is arrested only on a
violation of a condition of release, and the inmate or person is not
charged before the 31st, rather than 61st, day with the commission of an
offense described by Section 508.2811(2)(B). 

(b) Provides that certain entities are not required to dispose of charges
against an inmate or person within the period required by Subsection (a)
if certain entities are not provided a place by the sheriff to hold the
hearing, in which event those entities are not required to dispose of the
charges against the inmate or person until the 30th, rather than 60th, day
after a certain date. 

SECTION 2.  (a) Effective date: September 1, 2003.

(b) and (c) Make application of this Act prospective.