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  89R2842 BCH-D     By: Hughes S.B. No. 676       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the award of good conduct time to inmates.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 498.003(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  Good conduct time applies only to eligibility for parole   or mandatory supervision as provided by Section 508.145 or 508.147   and does not otherwise affect an inmate's term. Good conduct time   is a privilege and not a right. Regardless of the classification of   an inmate, the department may grant good conduct time to the inmate   only if the department finds that the inmate :                 (1)   is actively engaged in an agricultural,   vocational, or educational endeavor, in an industrial program or   other work program, or in a treatment program, unless the   department finds that the inmate is not capable of participating in   such a program or endeavor ; or                 (2)     regularly attends religious services or studies   religious texts .          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies to a   person 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 person is confined occurred before, on, or after the   effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.