BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center                                                                                                         H.B. 44

80R983 HLT-F                                                                                           By: Hodge et al. (Uresti)

                                                                                                                                   Criminal Justice

                                                                                                                                              5/5/2007

                                                                                                                                           Engrossed

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

Under current law, once good conduct time has been revoked for a disciplinary offense, an inmate cannot regain the time back through cooperation or good behavior.

 

H.B. 44 authorizes the restoration of good conduct time at the discretion of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

 

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.  Reenacts and amends Section 498.004(a), Government Code, as amended by Chapters 249 and 321, Acts of the 74th Legislature, 1995, to authorize, rather than prohibit, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to restore good conduct time forfeited under this subsection (relating to the forfeiture of an inmate's good conduct time for committing an offense or violating a rule of the institutional division of TDCJ).

 

SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2007.