HJR37 - Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to terminate the sentence of a person who has successfully served the required number of years on parole.

  89R246 MCF-D     By: Thompson H.J.R. No. 37       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature   to enact laws providing for a court to terminate the sentence of a   person who has successfully served the required number of years on   parole.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 11(a), Article IV, Texas Constitution,   is amended to read as follows:          (a)  The Legislature shall by law establish a Board of   Pardons and Paroles and shall require it to keep record of its   actions and the reasons for its actions. The Legislature shall have   authority to enact parole laws , including laws authorizing a court   to terminate the sentence of a person who has successfully served   the specified number of years on parole required by law, and laws   that require or permit courts to inform juries about the effect of   good conduct time and eligibility for parole or mandatory   supervision on the period of incarceration served by a defendant   convicted of a criminal offense.          SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.   The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the   legislature to enact laws providing for a court to terminate the   sentence of a person who has successfully served the required   number of years on parole."