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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the retention of good conduct time by an inmate whose |
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release on parole or to mandatory supervision is revoked. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 498.004(b), Government Code, as amended |
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by Chapters 249 (S.B. 44) and 321 (H.B. 2162), Acts of the 74th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, is reenacted and amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) On the revocation of parole or mandatory supervision of |
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an inmate, the department may not forfeit any of the [inmate
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forfeits all] good conduct time [previously] accrued by the inmate |
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before the inmate was released on parole or to mandatory |
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supervision. On return to the department, [institutional division] |
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the inmate may accrue additional [new] good conduct time for |
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subsequent time served in the department [division. The department
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may not restore good conduct time forfeited on a revocation]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a revocation of the parole or mandatory supervision of a person |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. A revocation made |
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before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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revocation occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |