82R4556 MAW-F
By: Miles H.B. No. 1220
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the restoration of certain inmates' good conduct time
that is forfeited during a term of imprisonment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 498.004(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) If, during the actual term of imprisonment of an inmate
in the department or in a transfer facility, the inmate commits an
offense or violates a rule of the department, the department may
forfeit all or any part of the inmate's accrued good conduct time
or, in accordance with the policy adopted under Subsection (c),
place all or any part of the inmate's accrued good conduct time in
suspension. The department [may not restore good conduct time
forfeited under this subsection but] may reinstate good conduct
time suspended under this subsection and, unless an inmate is
serving a sentence for an offense listed in Section 508.149(a), may
restore good conduct time forfeited under this subsection.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.