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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and |
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Paroles considers the eligibility of certain inmates for release on |
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parole. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 508.141(g), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(g) The board shall adopt a policy establishing the date on |
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which the board may reconsider for release an inmate who has |
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previously been denied release. The policy must require the board |
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to reconsider for release an inmate serving a sentence for an |
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offense listed in Section 508.149(a) during a month designated by |
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the parole panel that denied release. The designated month must |
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begin after the first anniversary of the date of the denial and end |
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before the fifth anniversary of the date of the denial, unless the |
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inmate is serving a sentence for an offense under Section 22.021, |
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Penal Code, or was sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment for |
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life on conviction of a capital felony, in which event the |
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designated month must begin after the first anniversary of the date |
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of the denial and end before the 10th anniversary of the date of the |
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denial. The policy must require the board to reconsider for release |
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an inmate other than an inmate serving a sentence for an offense |
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listed in Section 508.149(a) as soon as practicable after the first |
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anniversary of the date of the denial. |
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SECTION 2. The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall adopt a |
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policy consistent with Section 508.141(g), Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |