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TX HB4332

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lacey Hull

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Board of Pardons and Paroles presiding officer to include in annual reports to the governor and legislature the number of inmates who requested interviews with parole panels and the number of interviews granted

  • Mandates that inmates receive a copy of the parole officer's summary about them at least 30 days before their parole consideration date, allowing inmates to submit written statements correcting errors or providing additional information

  • Standardizes parole reconsideration timelines for all inmates who were previously denied release, requiring reconsideration between 1 and 5 years after denial

  • Extends the reconsideration window to between 1 and 10 years for inmates serving sentences for aggravated sexual assault or life sentences for capital felonies

  • Takes effect September 1, 2025, with the Board required to adopt conforming policies as soon as practicable

Legislative Description

Relating to the procedures for and reporting regarding the consideration of inmates for release on parole and the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole.

Corrections

Last Action

Referred to Corrections

4/1/2025

Committee Referrals

Corrections4/1/2025

Full Bill Text

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