Bill > SB2757

This bill makes two primary changes to juvenile detention procedures in Texas. First, it reduces the maximum duration of detention orders from 10 to 5 working days after the initial detention hearing, with a slight modification for counties without a certified juvenile detention facility (where subsequent detention orders can extend up to 7 working days instead of the previous 15). Second, the bill requires the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to conduct a comprehensive study on detention orders in juvenile court proceedings, collecting detailed data about detained children, including information on detention duration, time between hearings, and demographic characteristics such as age, race, ethnicity, and sex. The department must prepare a report by December 1, 2026, which will be submitted to state leadership, and the study is designed to protect individual children's identities. The changes to detention order duration will apply only to orders entered on or after the bill's effective date, which will be either immediately upon receiving a two-thirds vote in the legislature or September 1, 2025, if that threshold is not met. The study and reporting requirements will expire on September 1, 2027.

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