TITLE: Relating to mandatory supervision for certain inmates sentenced following violation of a condition of community supervision.

SUMMARY: Relating to mandatory supervision for certain inmates sentenced following violation of a condition of community supervision.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to mandatory supervision for certain inmates sentenced following violation of a condition of community supervision. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 508, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 508.1491 to read as follows: Sec. 508.1491. MANDATORY SUPERVISION FOR CERTAIN INMATES SENTENCED FOLLOWING VIOLATION OF CONDITION OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. Sections 508.149(b), (c), and (d) do not apply to an inmate serving a sentence imposed following a violation of a condition of community supervision resulting in an adjudication of guilt on the original charge, unless: (1) the violation constituted the commission of an offense other than an offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle punishable by fine only; or (2) the original charge for which the inmate is serving a sentence is based on the commission of an offense for which registration as a sex offender is required under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.