| 1 | 1 | | 89R1976 MZM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Morales of Harris H.B. No. 3951 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the transportation of an inmate after release on |
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| 10 | 10 | | parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 501.015(b), Government Code, is amended |
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| 13 | 13 | | to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (b) When an inmate is released on parole, mandatory |
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| 15 | 15 | | supervision, or conditional pardon, the inmate is entitled to |
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| 16 | 16 | | receive $100 from the department and transportation at the expense |
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| 17 | 17 | | of the department to the location at which the inmate is required to |
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| 18 | 18 | | report to a parole officer by the pardons and paroles division. The |
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| 19 | 19 | | inmate shall receive $50 on his release from the institution and $50 |
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| 20 | 20 | | on initially reporting to a parole officer at the location at which |
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| 21 | 21 | | the inmate is required to report to a parole officer. If an inmate |
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| 22 | 22 | | is released and is not required by the pardons and paroles division |
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| 23 | 23 | | to report to a parole officer or is authorized by the pardons and |
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| 24 | 24 | | paroles division to report to a location outside this state, the |
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| 25 | 25 | | department shall provide the inmate with $100 and, at the expense of |
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| 26 | 26 | | the department, transportation to: |
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| 27 | 27 | | (1) the location of the inmate's residence, if the |
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| 28 | 28 | | residence is in this state; or |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2) a transit point that is determined appropriate by |
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| 30 | 30 | | the department and that is not within 1,000 feet of a public or |
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| 31 | 31 | | private primary or secondary school, if the inmate's residence is |
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| 32 | 32 | | outside this state or the inmate is required by the pardons and |
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| 33 | 33 | | paroles division to report to a location outside this state. |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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