S.B. No. 1506         AN ACT   relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and   Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 508.141(g) and (g-1), Government Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (g)  The board shall adopt a policy establishing the date on   which the board may reconsider for release an inmate who has   previously been denied release.  The policy must require the board   to reconsider the inmate for release[:                [(1)  an inmate serving a sentence for an offense   listed in Section 508.149(a) or for an offense punishable as a   felony of the second or third degree under Section 22.04, Penal   Code,] during a month designated under Subsection (g-1) by the   parole panel that denied release[; and                [(2)  an inmate other than an inmate described by   Subdivision (1) as soon as practicable after the first anniversary   of the date of the denial].          (g-1)  The month designated for reconsideration [under   Subsection (g)(1) by the parole panel that denied release] must:                (1)  except as provided by Subdivisions (2) and (3),    begin after the first anniversary of the date of the denial and end   before the fifth anniversary of the date of the denial;                (2)  if the inmate is serving a sentence for an offense   under Section 481.115, Health and Safety Code, involving a   controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1, or an offense under   Section 481.1151, 481.116, 481.1161, 481.117, 481.118, or 481.121   of that code, begin as soon as practicable after the first   anniversary of the date of the denial; or                (3)  if[, unless] the inmate is serving a sentence for   an offense under Section 22.021, Penal Code, or a life sentence for   a capital felony, [in which event the designated month must] begin   after the first anniversary of the date of the denial and end before   the 10th anniversary of the date of the denial.          SECTION 2.  (a)  Section 508.141, Government Code, as   amended by this Act, applies to any inmate who is confined in a   facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of   Criminal Justice on or after the effective date of this Act,   regardless of whether the offense for which the inmate is confined   occurred before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.          (b)  The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall adopt a policy   consistent with Section 508.141, Government Code, as amended by   this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this   Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1506 passed the Senate on   April 16, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 27, Nays 4;   May 7, 2025, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and   requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 19, 2025, House   granted request of the Senate; May 30, 2025, Senate adopted   Conference Committee Report by the following vote:  Yeas 27,   Nays 4.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1506 passed the House, with   amendments, on May 6, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 125,   Nays 23, one present not voting; May 19, 2025, House granted   request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; May   31, 2025, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the   following vote:  Yeas 121, Nays 9, two present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________               Date       ______________________________              Governor