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