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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 inmates sentenced |
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following violation of a condition of community supervision. |
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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 INMATES |
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SENTENCED FOLLOWING VIOLATION OF CONDITION OF COMMUNITY |
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SUPERVISION. Sections 508.149(b), (c), and (d) do not apply to an |
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inmate serving a sentence imposed following a violation of a |
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condition of community supervision resulting in an adjudication of |
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guilt on the original charge, unless: |
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(1) the violation constituted the commission of an |
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offense other than an offense involving the operation of a motor |
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vehicle punishable by fine only; or |
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(2) the original charge for which the inmate is |
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serving a sentence is based on the commission of an offense for |
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which registration as a sex offender is required under Chapter 62, |
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Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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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, 2013. |