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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain sex offenders for parole. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 508.046, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 508.046. EXTRAORDINARY VOTE REQUIRED. To release on |
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parole an inmate who was convicted of an offense under Section |
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[21.02,] 21.11(a)(1)[,] or 22.021, Penal Code, and is not |
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ineligible for release on parole or an inmate who is required under |
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Section 508.145(c) to serve 35 calendar years before becoming |
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eligible for release on parole, all members of the board must vote |
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on the release on parole of the inmate, and at least two-thirds of |
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the members must vote in favor of the release on parole. A member |
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of the board may not vote on the release unless the member first |
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receives a copy of a written report from the department on the |
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probability that the inmate would commit an offense after being |
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released on parole. |
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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, 2009. |