Corrections--jails & Prisons

State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law. [SB-658] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schwertner Read First Time on 02/03/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the employment of certain peace officers, detention officers, county jailers, or firefighters who are injured in the course and scope of duty. [HB-1654] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ]
Relating to the employment of certain peace officers, detention officers, county jailers, or firefighters who are injured in the course and scope of duty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales Scheduled For Public Hearing In S/c On . . . on 04/08/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system. [HB-1597] [Veterans ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mihaela Plesa Scheduled For Public Hearing In S/c On . . . on 05/05/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the licensing of legal permanent residents as county jailers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those legal permanent residents by political subdivisions. [HB-1561] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the licensing of legal permanent residents as county jailers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those legal permanent residents by political subdivisions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ana Hernandez Read First Time on 03/12/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the licensing of legal permanent residents as county jailers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those legal permanent residents by political subdivisions. [SB-554] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the licensing of legal permanent residents as county jailers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those legal permanent residents by political subdivisions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nathan Johnson Read First Time on 02/03/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

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. [HB-1461] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Perry Co-sponsor Authorized on 05/13/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the collection and reporting of information regarding mental health jail diversion. [HB-1455] [Mental Health ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the collection and reporting of information regarding mental health jail diversion.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/23/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to limitations on the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [HB-1409] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to limitations on the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thresa Meza Read First Time on 03/11/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to prohibiting the confinement of inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in facilities operated by private vendors. [HB-1410] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to prohibiting the confinement of inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in facilities operated by private vendors.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thresa Meza Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/02/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [HB-1416] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alma Allen Read First Time on 03/11/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to air conditioning requirements at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [HB-1315] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Air Quality ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to air conditioning requirements at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer Read First Time on 03/10/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to terminate the sentence of a person who has successfully served the required number of years on parole. [HJR-37] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to terminate the sentence of a person who has successfully served the required number of years on parole.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Senfronia Thompson Read First Time on 03/03/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to prohibiting sex offenders from purchasing firearms. [HB-260] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to prohibiting sex offenders from purchasing firearms.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Suleman Lalani Read First Time on 02/27/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the establishment of the Higher Education and Corrections Council. [HB-433] [Education ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to the establishment of the Higher Education and Corrections Council.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Bucy Read First Time on 02/28/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. [SB-240] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Hughes Reason For Vote Recorded In Journal on 04/28/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail. [SB-145] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Read First Time on 02/03/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail. [HB-417] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Bucy Read First Time on 02/28/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [SB-182] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jose Menendez Read First Time on 02/03/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

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 defendant. [HB-743] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
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 defendant.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Diego Bernal Read First Time on 03/05/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained. [HB-489] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Rosenthal Read First Time on 02/28/2025

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