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By:  Hodge, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Whitmire)                    H.B. No. 1896
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 16, 2005; 
May 17, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal 
Justice; May 20, 2005, reported favorably by the following vote:  
Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 20, 2005, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the application of laws awarding credit to an inmate for 
time between release on and subsequent revocation of parole, 
mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding Section 11, Chapter 856, Acts of 
the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, the change in law made 
by Section 7 of that Act to Section 508.283, Government Code, 
applies to the calculation of the remaining sentence for an inmate 
whose release on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional 
pardon is revoked regardless of whether the revocation occurred 
before, on, or after September 1, 2001.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2006.                           



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