bill on transporting inmates after parole release

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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.