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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers. [HB-4537] [Law Enforcement ] [Retirement ] [Pensions ]
Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Stan Lambert Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

To require parole boards to take into account the sentencing judge’s recommendation at the time of sentencing [HB-3324] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require a board of probation and parole to consider the sentencing judge's recommendation for certain qualifying offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George Street Filed For Introduction on 03/12/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to reports regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state jails. [SB-2289] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to reports regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state jails.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Borris Miles Referred To S/c On County & Regional Government By Speaker on 04/22/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the collection and reporting of information regarding mental health jail diversion. [SB-2264] [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: Sen. Molly Cook Read First Time on 03/25/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to certain duties regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state correctional facilities. [SB-2263] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to certain duties regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state correctional facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Molly Cook Read First Time on 03/25/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to notification by the secretary of state when a person convicted of a felony may register to vote. [SB-2227] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to notification by the secretary of state when a person convicted of a felony may register to vote.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Eckhardt Read First Time on 03/25/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the procedures for and reporting regarding the consideration of inmates for release on parole and the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole. [HB-4332] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the procedures for and reporting regarding the consideration of inmates for release on parole and the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lacey Hull Read First Time on 04/01/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the procedures and practices of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department regarding grievances submitted by department employees and former department employees and to the eligibility of a person to be appointed to the department's release review panel and the authority of a panel member. [HB-4263] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to the procedures and practices of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department regarding grievances submitted by department employees and former department employees and to the eligibility of a person to be appointed to the department's release review panel and the authority of a panel member.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Perry Effective On 9/1/25 on 06/20/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain qualified employees. [HB-4175] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Mental Health ] [Healthcare ]
Relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain qualified employees.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ray Lopez Considered In Public Hearing on 05/12/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to allowing certain inmates to apply for benefits under certain public benefits programs to be provided at the time of discharge or release. [HB-4120] [Human Services ] [Criminal Justice ] [Poverty ]
Relating to allowing certain inmates to apply for benefits under certain public benefits programs to be provided at the time of discharge or release.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard Statement(s) Of Vote Recorded In Journal on 05/14/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to job interview restrictions for releasees from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [SB-2086] [Crime ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to job interview restrictions for releasees from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Borris Miles Read First Time on 03/24/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Relating to education to children and adults housed in correctional facilities and regional jails [HB-3241] [Education ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ]
The purpose of this bill is to remove language requiring specific appropriations in order for the State Board of Education, State Department of Education, and the State Superintendent of Schools to provide education to children and adults housed in correctional facilities and regional jails.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Pushkin Filed For Introduction on 03/07/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Correctional Officers - Body-Worn Digital Recording Devices [SB-1046] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ]
Authorizing the interception of certain oral communications by a correctional officer with a body-worn digital recording device under certain circumstances and subject to certain requirements; and requiring the Maryland Correctional Training Commission to develop and publish online by January 1, 2026, a certain policy relating to the use of body-worn digital recording devices by a correctional officer.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/01/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the transportation of an inmate after release on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon. [HB-3951] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the transportation of an inmate after release on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christina Morales Read First Time on 03/27/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the treatment of certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [HB-3937] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the treatment of certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thresa Meza Read First Time on 03/27/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Allow female inmates to work on state convict road crews. [HB-3178] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow female inmates to work on the state convict road crews.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Carl Martin Filed For Introduction on 03/06/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state [HB-3189] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to add federal correctional institutions to the list of correctional facilities in which is a criminal offense to deliver any thing unlawfully to a person in custody or confined therein.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Carl Martin Introduced In Senate on 04/03/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of assault committed against certain public servants and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those public servants. [SB-1980] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of assault committed against certain public servants and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those public servants.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Hall Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/24/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements. [SB-8] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst Effective On 1/1/26 on 06/20/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

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. [HB-3860] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Law Enforcement ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alma Allen Referred To Business & Commerce on 05/07/2025

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