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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain contraband searches conducted by the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 501.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.025. TEMPORARY LOCKDOWN DURING CONTRABAND SEARCH. |
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(a) During any routine search for contraband conducted during the |
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month of June or July, the department may not confine an inmate in a |
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cellblock or dormitory that does not have central air conditioning. |
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(b) This section does not apply to a search for contraband |
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that is made in response to specific information known to the |
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department indicating that a prohibited substance or item described |
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by Section 38.11, Penal Code, is present in the cellblock or |
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dormitory. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |