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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility for release on parole of inmates |
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convicted of compelling prostitution or trafficking of persons. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 508.145(d)(1), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(1) An inmate serving a sentence for an offense |
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described by Section 3g(a)(1)(A), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), |
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(I), (J), [or] (K), (L), or (M), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, or for an offense for which the judgment contains an |
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affirmative finding under Section 3g(a)(2) of that article, or for |
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an offense under Section 20A.03, Penal Code, is not eligible for |
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release on parole until the inmate's actual calendar time served, |
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without consideration of good conduct time, equals one-half of the |
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sentence or 30 calendar years, whichever is less, but in no event is |
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the inmate eligible for release on parole in less than two calendar |
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years. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a person serving a sentence for an offense committed on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A person serving a sentence for an |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |