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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-1), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(g-1) The month designated under Subsection (g)(1) by the |
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parole panel that denied release must begin after the first |
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anniversary of the date of the denial and end before the fifth |
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anniversary of the date of the denial, unless the inmate is serving |
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a sentence for an offense under Section 22.021, Penal Code, or a |
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life sentence for a capital felony, in which event the designated |
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month must begin after the first anniversary of the date of the |
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denial and end before the 10th anniversary of the date of the |
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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-1), 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, 2015. |