85R2940 MEW-D
By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 541
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility for release on parole of certain
inmates convicted of the offense of continuous trafficking of
persons.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 508.145(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) An inmate under sentence of death, serving a sentence of
life imprisonment without parole, serving a sentence for an offense
under Section 20A.03, Penal Code, if the offense is based wholly on
conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(5),
(6), (7), or (8) of that code, serving a sentence for an offense
under Section 21.02, Penal Code, or serving a sentence for an
offense under Section 22.021, Penal Code, that is punishable under
Subsection (f) of that section is not eligible for release on
parole.
SECTION 2. Section 508.145(d)(1), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d)(1) This subsection applies only to an inmate who is
serving a sentence for:
(A) an offense described by Article 42A.054(a),
Code of Criminal Procedure, other than an offense under Section
19.03, Penal Code;
(B) an offense for which the judgment contains an
affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of
Criminal Procedure;
(C) an offense under Section 20A.03, Penal Code,
if the offense is not wholly based on conduct that constitutes an
offense under Section 20A.02(a)(5), (6), (7), or (8); or
(D) an offense under Section 71.02 or 71.023,
Penal Code.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
before that date.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.