89R2842 BCH-D
By: Hughes S.B. No. 676
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the award of good conduct time to inmates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 498.003(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Good conduct time applies only to eligibility for parole
or mandatory supervision as provided by Section 508.145 or 508.147
and does not otherwise affect an inmate's term. Good conduct time
is a privilege and not a right. Regardless of the classification of
an inmate, the department may grant good conduct time to the inmate
only if the department finds that the inmate:
(1) is actively engaged in an agricultural,
vocational, or educational endeavor, in an industrial program or
other work program, or in a treatment program, unless the
department finds that the inmate is not capable of participating in
such a program or endeavor; or
(2) regularly attends religious services or studies
religious texts.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
person who is confined 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 whether the offense for
which the person is confined occurred before, on, or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.