Corrections--jails & Prisons

State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a one-time retention bonus for certain classified state employees. [HB-3991] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Relating to a one-time retention bonus for certain classified state employees.

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Dutton Read First Time on 03/23/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to procedures for certain persons charged with certain new offenses or an administrative violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or to mandatory supervision. [HB-3976] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to procedures for certain persons charged with certain new offenses or an administrative violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or to mandatory supervision.

Sponsored by: Rep. Todd Hunter Read First Time on 03/23/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to county contracts with private entities for jail facilities; providing a penalty. [HB-3903] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to county contracts with private entities for jail facilities; providing a penalty.

Sponsored by: Rep. Solomon Ortiz Returned To Local & Consent Calendars Comm. on 05/12/2009

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State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the training and certification of certain members or former members of the military as correctional officers. [HB-3721] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the training and certification of certain members or former members of the military as correctional officers.

Sponsored by: Rep. Solomon Ortiz Referred To Criminal Justice on 05/04/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the documents that are required for the transfer of a defendant from a county to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [HB-3671] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the documents that are required for the transfer of a defendant from a county to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Sponsored by: Rep. Ralph Sheffield Effective On 9/1/09 on 06/19/2009

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State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the places and conditions of detention for certain juvenile offenders. [HB-3663] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Relating to the places and conditions of detention for certain juvenile offenders.

Sponsored by: Rep. Sylvester Turner Read First Time on 03/19/2009

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State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to certain duties of and reports submitted to the Commission on Jail Standards regarding county jail inmates who are pregnant. [HB-3654] [Healthcare ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to certain duties of and reports submitted to the Commission on Jail Standards regarding county jail inmates who are pregnant.

Sponsored by: Rep. Solomon Ortiz Effective On 9/1/09 on 06/19/2009

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State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the use of restraints to control the movement of pregnant women and female children confined in certain correctional facilities in this state. [HB-3653] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the use of restraints to control the movement of pregnant women and female children confined in certain correctional facilities in this state.

Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry Madden Effective On 9/1/09 on 06/19/2009

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State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a policy regarding the receipt of books by mail by an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [HB-3649] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Libraries ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to a policy regarding the receipt of books by mail by an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Sponsored by: Sen. John Whitmire Effective Immediately on 06/19/2009

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State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the career ladder for certain prison industry workers. [HB-3497] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the career ladder for certain prison industry workers.

Sponsored by: Rep. Sid Miller Placed On General State Calendar on 05/11/2009

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State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the development and use of an inmate skills development assessment instrument by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [HB-3439] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the development and use of an inmate skills development assessment instrument by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Sponsored by: Rep. Kirk England Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/16/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to authorizing the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to convey certain real property to the City of Dallas in exchange for comparable property. [HB-3438] [Real Estate ] [Community Development ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Property Tax ]
Relating to authorizing the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to convey certain real property to the City of Dallas in exchange for comparable property.

Sponsored by: Sen. Royce West Effective Immediately on 06/19/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Jail Standards. [HB-3392] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Jail Standards.

Sponsored by: Rep. Garnet Coleman Posting Rule Suspended on 04/16/2009

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State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to certain inmates entering certain pleas by mail or certain secure electronic transmissions. [HB-3372] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to certain inmates entering certain pleas by mail or certain secure electronic transmissions.

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Deshotel Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/04/2009

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State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the authority of a county to contract with a private organization for the operation of a detention facility. [HB-3247] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the authority of a county to contract with a private organization for the operation of a detention facility.

Sponsored by: Rep. Armando Martinez Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/16/2009

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State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the offense of prohibited substances and items in correctional facilities. [HB-3228] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the offense of prohibited substances and items in correctional facilities.

Sponsored by: Sen. John Whitmire Effective On 9/1/09 on 06/19/2009

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State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the creation of DNA records for the DNA database system. [HB-3205] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Science ]
Relating to the creation of DNA records for the DNA database system.

Sponsored by: Rep. Al Edwards Read First Time on 03/18/2009

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State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the racial and ethnic classification of individuals confined in the criminal and juvenile justice systems. [HB-3055] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to the racial and ethnic classification of individuals confined in the criminal and juvenile justice systems.

Sponsored by: Rep. Sylvester Turner Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/23/2009

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State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to requiring certain criminal defendants to make payments to the compensation to victims of crime fund. [HB-2933] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to requiring certain criminal defendants to make payments to the compensation to victims of crime fund.

Sponsored by: Rep. Allen Vaught Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/08/2009

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State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the inclusion of an incarcerated person in the population data used for redistricting according to the person's last residence before incarceration. [HB-2855] [Elections ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Voting Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Relating to the inclusion of an incarcerated person in the population data used for redistricting according to the person's last residence before incarceration.

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Dutton Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/23/2009

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