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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 offenses involving |
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the possession of a controlled substance. |
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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 OFFENSES |
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INVOLVING POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. Sections |
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508.149(b), (c), and (d) do not apply to an inmate who: |
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(1) is serving a sentence for a third degree felony |
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offense under Section 481.115, 481.1151, 481.116, 481.1161, |
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481.117, 481.118, or 481.121, Health and Safety Code; |
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(2) is described by Section 498.003(b)(1) or (2); and |
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(3) has not been previously convicted of: |
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(A) an offense for which registration as a sex |
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offender is required under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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or |
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(B) an offense under Title 5, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to any |
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inmate serving a term of imprisonment in a facility operated by or |
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under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on or |
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after the effective date of this Act, regardless of when the inmate |
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was sentenced to serve that term. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |