HB 3951

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
(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
(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.