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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to mandatory supervision for certain drug possession |
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offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 508, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 508.1491 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 508.1491. MANDATORY SUPERVISION FOR CERTAIN DRUG |
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POSSESSION OFFENSES. Sections 508.149(b), (c), and (d) do not |
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apply to an inmate serving a sentence for a third degree felony |
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offense under Section 481.115, 481.1151, 481.116, 481.117, |
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481.118, or 481.121, Health and Safety Code. |
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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, 2011. |