85R2940 MEW-D     By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 541       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the eligibility for release on parole of certain   inmates convicted of the offense of continuous trafficking of   persons.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 508.145(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  An inmate under sentence of death, serving a sentence of   life imprisonment without parole, serving a sentence for an offense   under Section 20A.03, Penal Code, if the offense is based wholly on   conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(5),   (6), (7), or (8) of that code, serving a sentence for an offense   under Section 21.02, Penal Code, or serving a sentence for an   offense under Section 22.021, Penal Code, that is punishable under   Subsection (f) of that section is not eligible for release on   parole.          SECTION 2.  Section 508.145(d)(1), Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (d)(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,   if the offense is not wholly based on conduct that constitutes an   offense under Section 20A.02(a)(5), (6), (7), or (8); or                      (D)  an offense under Section 71.02 or 71.023,   Penal Code.          SECTION 3.  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 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.