Smith, James R, ATY

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Once again, the rumor-mongers of TDCJ are waging their campaign that the Legislature has changed a law. Once again, I am informing the inmate population: The Texas Legislature does meet this year, but no one will know whether there will be any new laws affecting the inmate population until at least June 2017. Just because a Bill (a suggestion by one of the Legislatures for a new law) is submitted does not mean the Bill will become law. There is a procedure for a Bill to become law and it is time consuming. Once a Bill is submitted by either a State Legislature or State Senator the Bill is assigned to a committee. Most Bills dealing with criminal matters must be submitted to the Criminal Justice Committee or Corrections Committee. There must be a vote of the majority of the Committee Members to move the Bill out of the Committee to the floor of the State Legislature. Once the Bill has been submitted to the floor it must pass both houses (the Senate and the House) by a majority of the Members. Then the Bill is sent to the Governor of the State of Texas. He must sign the Legislation within 90-days or it automatically dies and is not law. Therefore, I will not know until June 2017 if any of the Bills will become law.

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