H.B. No. 517
AN ACT
relating to the persons who may provide information to a parole
panel considering the release of an inmate on parole or to mandatory
supervision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as Nancy's Law.
SECTION 2. Section 508.153(e), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(e) In this section:
(1) "Close [, "close] relative of a deceased
victim[,]" means a person who, regardless of whether the victim's
death was related to the offense committed, was:
(A) the spouse of the victim at the time of the
victim's death;
(B) a parent of the deceased victim;
(C) an adult brother, sister, or child of the
deceased victim; or
(D) the nearest relative of the deceased victim
by consanguinity, if the persons described by Paragraphs (A)
through (C) are deceased or are incapacitated due to physical or
mental illness or infirmity.
(2) "Guardian ["guardian] of a victim[,]" and "victim"
have the meanings assigned by Section 508.117.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 517 was passed by the House on April
20, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 1, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 517 was passed by the Senate on May
17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor