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AN ACT
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relating to the restoration of good conduct time forfeited during a |
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term of imprisonment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 498.004(a), Government Code, as amended |
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by Chapters 249 and 321, Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 1995, is reenacted and amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If, during the actual term of imprisonment of an inmate |
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in the institutional division or in a transfer facility, the inmate |
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commits an offense or violates a rule of the division, the |
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department may forfeit all or any part of the inmate's accrued good |
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conduct time. The department may [not] restore good conduct time |
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forfeited under this subsection unless the inmate is serving a |
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sentence for an offense listed in Section 508.149(a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 44 was passed by the House on April |
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12, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 9, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 44 on May 21, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 127, Nays 10, 3 |
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present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 44 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 17, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |