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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system. [SB-1563] [Veterans ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Juan Hinojosa Effective On 9/1/25 on 06/20/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to screening by a landlord of applicants for residential tenancies. [HB-3198] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
Relating to screening by a landlord of applicants for residential tenancies.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jolanda Jones Read First Time on 03/20/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

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. [HB-3166] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Human Rights ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cook Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/14/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the punishment for intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter; changing eligibility for mandatory supervision, parole, and community supervision; increasing criminal penalties. [HB-3193] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Relating to the punishment for intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter; changing eligibility for mandatory supervision, parole, and community supervision; increasing criminal penalties.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Reynolds Referred Directly To Subcommittee By Chair on 04/01/2025

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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 grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment. [HJR-148] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cook Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/14/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole. [SB-1506] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Parker Effective On 9/1/25 on 06/20/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Create a prison work pilot program [HB-2680] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to create a Work/Incarceration Prison pilot program; to establish guidelines for eligibility; creates one prison; authorizes the Division of Corrections to propose rules; provides sentence reduction to an offender sentenced to the work/incarceration prison; provides that an offender who commits a violation of the rules be sent to a correctional facility and have an additional year added on to their original sentence; provides guideline for appropriation; allows offenders from other counties be accepted to the work/incarceration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Butler Filed For Introduction on 02/20/2025

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State (Montana)
Montana 2025 Regular Session

Revise criminal laws related to strip searches [HB-605] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Revise criminal laws related to strip searches

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George Nikolakakos (h) Vetoed By Governor on 05/13/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the placement on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, of a defendant who is the primary caretaker of a child. [SB-1462] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the placement on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, of a defendant who is the primary caretaker of a child.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Read First Time on 03/06/2025

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State (Montana)
Montana 2025 Regular Session

Revise qualifications for teachers of adult basic education or high school equivalency programs at state correctional institutions [HB-595] [Education ] [Criminal Justice ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Revise qualifications for teachers of adult basic education or high school equivalency programs at state correctional institutions

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Fiona Nave Chapter Number Assigned on 05/05/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to requiring notice regarding the potential eligibility to vote of certain persons convicted of a felony. [HB-3028] [Voting Rights ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Elections ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to requiring notice regarding the potential eligibility to vote of certain persons convicted of a felony.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Reynolds Read First Time on 03/20/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to compensatory time and vacation leave accrued by an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [SB-1417] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to compensatory time and vacation leave accrued by an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Royce West Read First Time on 03/06/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits. [SB-1416] [Healthcare ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Royce West Read First Time on 03/06/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the purchase and installation of climate control systems at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [HB-3006] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Budget and Spending ] [Climate Change ] [Energy ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the purchase and installation of climate control systems at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales Received From The House on 05/19/2025

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State (Montana)
Montana 2025 Regular Session

Revise MCE prison industries training program laws [HB-572] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Revise MCE prison industries training program laws

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Fitzpatrick Chapter Number Assigned on 05/08/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the temperature at which certain facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are maintained. [HB-2997] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the temperature at which certain facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are maintained.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Bryant Read First Time on 03/20/2025

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State (Montana)
Montana 2025 Regular Session

Alllow DOC to contract with private corporations to establish and maintain certain facilities and programs [HB-540] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Alllow DOC to contract with private corporations to establish and maintain certain facilities and programs

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Kelly (h) Died In Process on 05/20/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to post-release housing for inmates released on parole or to mandatory supervision. [HB-2943] [Housing ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to post-release housing for inmates released on parole or to mandatory supervision.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alma Allen Read First Time on 03/19/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

To create a tuition reimbursement program for Corrections employees. [HB-2527] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish a tuition reimbursement for corrections workers in this state.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Kump Do Pass, But First To Finance on 03/20/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the award of good conduct time to certain inmates; changing parole eligibility. [HB-2940] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the award of good conduct time to certain inmates; changing parole eligibility.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Venton Jones Read First Time on 03/19/2025

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