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HB 537, 73rd R.S.
Relating to the procedures for determining eligibility for parole of a defendant serving a life sentence after conviction of a capital felony.

Last action: Effective immediately

Author: Allen Place
Coauthor: Will Hartnett | Barry Telford | Sherri Greenberg
Sponsor: John Whitmire

Session Law Chapter:
Acts 1993, 73rd R.S.,ch. 426, General and Special Laws of Texas

Bill Analyses:
Committee Report (House Research Organization)
Enrolled (Senate Research Center)

Subjects:
Corrections--Parole, Probation & Pardons
Crimes--Capital Punishment
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment
MCDUFF LAW

House Committee: Corrections (Allen Hightower, Karyne Conley, Homer Dear, Wilhelmina Delco, Al Granoff, Patricia Gray, Peggy Hamric, John Longoria, Allen Place, Barry Telford, Sylvester Turner)
Minutes: February 17 1993
Senate Committee: Criminal Justice (John Whitmire, J.E. Brown, Jane Nelson, David Sibley, Bill Sims, Jim Turner, Royce West)
Minutes: May 18 1993

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