Bill Text: TX HB812 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to limitations on the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-04-24 - Left pending in committee [HB812 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB812-Introduced.html
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| By: Meza | H.B. No. 812 | |
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| relating to limitations on the use of administrative segregation by | ||
| the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 501, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 501.115 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 501.115. LIMITATION ON USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE | ||
| SEGREGATION. (a) In this section, "serious bodily injury" has the | ||
| meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code. | ||
| (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department may | ||
| not confine an inmate in administrative segregation for more than | ||
| three consecutive days based on misconduct by the inmate. | ||
| (c) The department may confine an inmate in administrative | ||
| segregation for not more than 10 consecutive days for engaging in | ||
| conduct that resulted in serious bodily injury to another person. | ||
| SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to any | ||
| inmate 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 inmate is confined occurred before, on, or after the | ||
| effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
