HB3951 - Relating to the transportation of an inmate after release on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon.

  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.