| TX | HB1423 | Pass | Relating to the expiration of a protective order when the subject of the protective order is confined or imprisoned.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB2620 | Pass | Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to compensation to a county for certain costs of confinement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective immediately |
| TX | SB1146 | Pass | Relating to the medical transportation and care for certain inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB1677 | Pass | Relating to the establishment and administration of Health and Human Services Commission programs providing mental health services to certain individuals in this state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB526 | Veto | Relating to requiring prior approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer a degree or certificate program to certain persons who are incarcerated or subject to involuntary civil commitment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-16
Vetoed by the Governor |
| TX | HB1710 | Pass | Relating to notice provided to a court regarding a defendant confined in a state jail felony facility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 1, 2024 |
| TX | HB2201 | Pass | Relating to housing certain inmates in state jail felony facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB1743 | Pass | Relating to a memorandum of understanding between the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to assess the eligibility of certain inmates for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits on discharge o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-12
Effective immediately |
| TX | HB3075 | Pass | Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a correctional facility or detention facility; creating a criminal offense.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-11
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB3743 | Pass | Relating to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; expanding authority to adopt fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-11
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB2708 | Pass | Relating to visitation policies for inmates and state jail felony defendants.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-02
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB2183 | Pass | Relating to the temporary appointment of county jailers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-23
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB1011 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-23
Placed on General State Calendar |
| TX | SB2158 | Pass | Relating to the establishment of an adult education pilot program by the Windham School District.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-23
Effective immediately |
| TX | HB823 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the eligibility of an inmate for certain occupational licenses and the practice of certain occupations by an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-19
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| TX | HB1563 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the compensation for certain costs of confinement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-17
To Senate Finance Committee |
| TX | HB3464 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with a correctional facility tablet device.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
To Senate Criminal Justice Committee |
| TX | HB4020 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to allowing certain inmates to apply for benefits under certain public benefits programs to be provided at the time of discharge or release.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB1446 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to procedures governing declared disasters for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-15
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
| TX | HB3183 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the use of in-custody informant testimony in a criminal trial.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-15
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
| TX | HB3363 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the confinement or detention of certain individuals in a county jail or other facility operated by or for the county and to the compensation to the county for the costs of that confinement or detention.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-15
To Senate Finance Committee |
| TX | HB3434 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to a study conducted by the Commission on Jail Standards on the living conditions and safety of persons confined in the Harris County jail.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-15
Received from the House |
| TX | HB4518 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the authority of a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment and to victims' rights regarding a motion to grant a commutation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-15
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
| TX | HB1282 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-12
Received from the House |
| TX | HB2646 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the payment of certain fines and court costs by an inmate during a term of imprisonment or following release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-12
Received from the House |
| TX | HB3346 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the administration of medication to certain persons in the custody of a sheriff.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-12
Received from the House |
| TX | HB3739 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the medical transportation and care for certain inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-12
To Senate Criminal Justice Committee |
| TX | HB4837 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to a veteran housing program established by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-12
To Senate Veteran Affairs Committee |
| TX | HB182 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the authority of a court to terminate the sentence of certain persons released on parole.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-11
Received from the House |
| TX | HB967 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-11
To Senate Criminal Justice Committee |
| TX | HB1921 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the amount of a fine and costs discharged by a defendant while confined in jail or engaged in labor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-11
Placed on General State Calendar |
| TX | HB2044 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to depression screenings for certain women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-11
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB303 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to a justice or municipal court's authority to order a defendant confined in jail for failure to pay a fine or cost or for contempt and to the authority of a municipality to enforce the collection of certain fines by imprisonment of the defe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-10
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| TX | HB3817 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to a court requiring a defendant confined in a penal institution to appear by videoconference for certain pretrial proceedings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-10
Committee report sent to Calendars |
| TX | HB905 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to credit toward a defendant's sentence for time confined in jail or prison before sentencing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Received from the House |
| TX | HB1524 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the use of body worn cameras by correctional officers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
| TX | HB4251 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to requiring prior approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer a degree or certificate program to certain persons who are incarcerated or subject to involuntary civil commitment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Received from the House |
| TX | HB4921 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the establishment of an adult education pilot program by the Windham School District.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Laid on the table subject to call |
| TX | SB1896 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county jail.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-06
To House County Affairs Committee |
| TX | HB1651 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the eligibility for custodial officer service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas of juvenile justice officers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-05
To Senate Finance Committee |
| TX | HB1832 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to authorizing the payment to employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for vacation leave.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-05
To Senate Criminal Justice Committee |
| TX | HB2316 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the employment of certain peace officers, detention officers, county jailers, or firefighters who are injured in the course and scope of duty.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-05
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| TX | HB2959 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to providing children committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department with certain documents on discharge or release.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-05
To Senate Criminal Justice Committee |
| TX | HB264 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to requirements for the physical presence of a borrower for signing certain documents related to a home equity loan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Received from the House |
| TX | HB353 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to parole determinations and individual treatment plans for inmates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-02
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| TX | HB3158 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to occupational licensing of inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-02
Postponed 6/1/23 10:00 AM |
| TX | HB484 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to suicide prevention in municipal jails.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-01
To Senate Criminal Justice Committee |
| TX | HB786 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to a report by the Windham School District on dyslexia and illiteracy among certain students enrolled in the district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| TX | HB1708 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| TX | HB2305 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to a report on recidivism rates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-01
To Senate Criminal Justice Committee |
