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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 reconsiders inmates for release on parole. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 508.141(g) and (g-1), Government Code, |
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are amended 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 the inmate for release[: |
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[(1) an inmate serving a sentence for an offense |
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listed in Section 508.149(a) or for an offense punishable as a |
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felony of the second or third degree under Section 22.04, Penal |
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Code,] during a month designated under Subsection (g-1) by the |
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parole panel that denied release[; and |
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[(2) an inmate other than an inmate described by |
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Subdivision (1) as soon as practicable after the first anniversary |
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of the date of the denial]. |
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(g-1) The month designated for reconsideration [under |
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Subsection (g)(1) by the parole panel that denied release] must: |
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(1) except as provided by Subdivision (2), begin after |
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the first anniversary of the date of the denial and end before the |
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fifth anniversary of the date of the denial; or |
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(2) if[, unless] the inmate is serving a sentence for |
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an offense under Section 22.021, Penal Code, or a life sentence for |
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a capital felony, [in which event the designated month must] begin |
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after the first anniversary of the date of the denial and end before |
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the 10th 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, Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |