LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT STATEMENT
 
81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 11, 2009

TO:
Honorable Jim McReynolds, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB94 by Hodge (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.), As Introduced

The bill would retroactively apply changes made to Section 508.283, Government Code, by the 77th Legislature related to awarding credit to an inmate for time between release and the subsequent revocation of parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon.  The bill would require a review of all parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon revocation cases that occurred prior to September 1, 2001 to determine whether an individual revoked would be eligible to receive credit for a portion of the time served on parole prior to revocation. 
 
The impact of the bill on criminal justice populations cannot be determined because the number of individuals that would be credited additional time by the bill and the amount of time that would be credited is not known.   The bill would take effect on September 1, 2010.


Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
JOB, GG