Bill Text: TX SB1536 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the persons who may provide information to a parole panel considering the release of an inmate on parole or to mandatory supervision.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-16 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB1536 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB1536-Introduced.html

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88R1661 KBB-D
By: Parker S.B. No. 1536

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the persons who may provide information to a parole
panel considering the release of an inmate on parole or to mandatory
supervision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as Nancy's Law.
SECTION 2. Section 508.153(e), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(e) In this section:
(1) "Close [, "close] relative of a deceased
victim[,]" means a person who, regardless of whether the victim's
death was related to the offense committed, was:
(A) the spouse of the victim at the time of the
victim's death;
(B) a parent of the deceased victim;
(C) an adult brother, sister, or child of the
deceased victim; or
(D) the nearest relative of the deceased victim
by consanguinity, if the persons described by Paragraphs (A)
through (C) are deceased or are incapacitated due to physical or
mental illness or infirmity.
(2) "Guardian ["guardian] of a victim[,]" and "victim"
have the meanings assigned by Section 508.117.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.