TITLE: Relating to changing the eligibility for parole of certain inmates serving a sentence for the offense of online solicitation of a minor.

SUMMARY: Relating to changing the eligibility for parole of certain inmates serving a sentence for the offense of online solicitation of a minor.

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AN ACT relating to changing the eligibility for parole of certain inmates serving a sentence for the offense of online solicitation of a minor. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 508.145(d)(1), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) This subsection applies only to an inmate who is serving a sentence for: (A) an offense described by Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, other than an offense under Section 19.03, Penal Code; (B) an offense for which the judgment contains an affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of Criminal Procedure; (C) an offense under Section 20A.03, Penal Code; [or] (D) an offense under Section 33.021(c), Penal Code; or (E) an offense under Section 71.02 or 71.023, Penal Code. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.