Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
Under present law, a person receives a sentence of community supervision for life, in addition to the punishment authorized by the specific statute prohibiting the conduct, who, on or after: (1) July 1, 1996, commits aggravated rape, rape, aggravated sexual battery, or rape of a child; (2) July 1, 2010, commits aggravated rape of a child; or (3) The applicable date as provided in item (1) or (2) attempts to commit any of the offenses enumerated in items (1) and (2). This bill adds to the list of those who will be so sentenced to community supervision for life a person who, on or after July 1, 2021, facilitates the commission of a rape of a child or aggravated rape of a child. This bill provides that there will be no release eligibility for persons who commit the offense of facilitation of rape of a child or facilitation of aggravated rape, on or after July 1, 2021, until the person has served 100 percent of the sentence imposed by the court less sentence credits earned and retained. No sentence reduction credits authorized by present law may reduce the mandatory minimum sentence imposed by the court more than 15 percent.
Under present law, a person receives a sentence of community supervision for life, in addition to the punishment authorized by the specific statute prohibiting the conduct, who, on or after: (1) July 1, 1996, commits aggravated rape, rape, aggravated sexual battery, or rape of a child; (2) July 1, 2010, commits aggravated rape of a child; or (3) The applicable date as provided in item (1) or (2) attempts to commit any of the offenses enumerated in items (1) and (2). This bill adds to the list of those who will be so sentenced to community supervision for life a person who, on or after July 1, 2021, facilitates the commission of a rape of a child or aggravated rape of a child. This bill provides that there will be no release eligibility for persons who commit the offense of facilitation of rape of a child or facilitation of aggravated rape, on or after July 1, 2021, until the person has served 100 percent of the sentence imposed by the court less sentence credits earned and retained. No sentence reduction credits authorized by present law may reduce the mandatory minimum sentence imposed by the court more than 15 percent.
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