82R9104 PEP-F
By: Ellis S.B. No. 1683
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of certain inmates for release on
mandatory supervision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 508.149(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) An inmate who is serving a sentence for or has been
previously convicted of an offense under Section 19.04, 20A.02,
21.12, 22.041, 22.05, 22.07, or 22.09, Penal Code, may not be
released to mandatory supervision if a parole panel determines
that[:
[(1) the inmate's accrued good conduct time is not an
accurate reflection of the inmate's potential for rehabilitation;
and
[(2)] the inmate's release would endanger the public.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to any
inmate serving a term of imprisonment in a facility operated by or
under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on or
after the effective date of this Act, regardless of when the inmate
was sentenced to serve that term.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.