Committee

Texas House Corrections Committee

Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
HB153 Relating to the eligibility of service members and veterans to participate in a veterans treatment court program. Dead 02/27/2025
HB280 Relating to the authority of a court to terminate the sentence of certain persons released on parole. Dead 02/27/2025
HB357 Relating to a defendant's eligibility for reduction or termination of community supervision. Dead 02/28/2025
HB433 Relating to the establishment of the Higher Education and Corrections Council. Dead 02/28/2025
HB489 Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained. Dead 02/28/2025
HB624 Relating to the placement on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, of a defendant who is the primary caretaker of a child. Dead 03/04/2025
HB750 Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain repeat intoxication offenders. Dead 03/05/2025
HB764 Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter. Dead 03/05/2025
HB858 Relating to the date on which certain persons placed on deferred adjudication community supervision are eligible to file a petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. Dead 03/05/2025
HB990 Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. Dead 03/06/2025
HB992 Relating to the eligibility for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information of a criminal defendant who has successfully completed a specialty court program. Dead 03/06/2025
HB996 Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain offenses committed when younger than 25 years of age. Dead 03/06/2025
HB1315 Relating to air conditioning requirements at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dead 03/10/2025
HB1409 Relating to limitations on the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dead 03/11/2025
HB1410 Relating to prohibiting the confinement of inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in facilities operated by private vendors. Dead 03/11/2025
HB1416 Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dead 03/11/2025
HB1461 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. Dead 03/11/2025
HB1482 Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision for certain repeat intoxication offenders. Dead 03/11/2025
HB1515 Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1760 Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1762 Relating to changing the eligibility of certain persons to receive community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1826 Relating to depression screenings for certain women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1828 Relating to legislative leave for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/14/2025
HB1850 Relating to the allocation of money by the Texas opioid abatement fund council. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1853 Relating to the availability of certain information regarding persons who provide materials used in the execution of a convict. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1969 Relating to providing inmates with certain documents on release or discharge; changing a fee. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2017 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/14/2025
HB2085 Relating to the deadline for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to take custody of certain persons confined in a county jail. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2103 Relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain jailers. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2247 Relating to the creation of a specialty court for individuals who commit family violence; imposing fees for participation. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2306 Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/14/2025
HB2341 Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2447 Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain offenses committed when younger than 25 years of age. Dead 03/17/2025
HB2498 Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person's eligibility for an occupational license. Dead 03/17/2025
HB2538 Relating to chemical castration treatment as a condition of parole for certain releasees; creating a criminal offense. Dead 03/17/2025
HB2708 Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. Dead 03/18/2025
HB2729 Relating to the admissibility of hearsay evidence in a hearing for a person charged with a violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dead 03/18/2025
HB2756 Relating to training on de-escalation, crisis intervention, and behavioral health for correctional officers and certain other employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/19/2025
HB2854 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. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/19/2025
HB2932 Relating to the creation of a commission to review certain laws of this state that restrict the rights or activities of persons convicted of a felony offense and to make certain recommendations regarding those laws. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2933 Relating to the restoration of civil rights to a criminal defendant. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2940 Relating to the award of good conduct time to certain inmates; changing parole eligibility. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2942 Relating to information on classes or programs required to be completed before an inmate is released on parole. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2943 Relating to post-release housing for inmates released on parole or to mandatory supervision. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2997 Relating to the temperature at which certain facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are maintained. Dead 03/20/2025
HB3006 Relating to the purchase and installation of climate control systems at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dead 03/20/2025
HB3261 Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain offenses committed when younger than 25 years of age. Dead 03/20/2025
HB3443 Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained. Dead 03/21/2025
HB3464 Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of providing or possessing with the intent to provide an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug to a person in the custody of a correctional facility, taking an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug into a correctional facility, and taking a controlled substance or dangerous drug on property owned, used, or controlled by a correctional facility. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/24/2025
HB3488 Relating to representation for an indigent person subject to a civil commitment proceeding. Dead 03/24/2025
HB3618 Relating to certain searches of female inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dead 03/25/2025
HB3636 Relating to the payment of restitution by a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision. Dead 03/25/2025
HB3673 Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. Dead 03/25/2025
HB3721 Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice concerning the transparency, oversight, and accountability of the use of the restrictive housing, security threat groups, and certain disciplinary measures. Dead 03/26/2025
HB3723 Relating to the access of certain individuals in correctional facilities to certain rehabilitative treatments. Dead 03/26/2025
HB3725 Relating to the reform of solitary confinement practices and the treatment of prisoners affiliated with security threat groups in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). Dead 03/26/2025
HB3773 Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Walker County. Dead 03/26/2025
HB3834 Relating to the provision of services by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to offenders with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Dead 03/26/2025
HB3860 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. Dead 03/27/2025
HB3894 Relating to the eligibility of a service member or veteran of the United States armed forces to participate in a veterans treatment court program based on citizenship status. Dead 03/27/2025
HB3937 Relating to the treatment of certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dead 03/27/2025
HB3951 Relating to the transportation of an inmate after release on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon. Dead 03/27/2025
HB4120 Relating to allowing certain inmates to apply for benefits under certain public benefits programs to be provided at the time of discharge or release. Dead 03/27/2025
HB4332 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. Dead 04/01/2025
HB4515 Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4544 Relating to the operation and administration of practice and procedure related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4614 Relating to the licensing and regulation of state correctional officers and the employment of those officers; requiring an occupational license. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4620 Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4764 Relating to an annual report on the use of administrative segregation in facilities operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4929 Relating to compensatory time and vacation leave accrued by an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4937 Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole. Dead 04/03/2025
HB5159 Relating to providing inmates with state-issued identification on release or discharge. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5261 Relating to designating the Windham School District to provide postsecondary education to inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5286 Relating to the release of a person on parole or mandatory supervision from a residential correctional facility. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5349 Relating to a quality assurance audit of the provision of health care to inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5530 Relating to a person's eligibility for an occupational license based on a conviction for an offense under federal law. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5565 Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5639 Relating to a veteran housing program established by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dead 04/07/2025
HJR37 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. Dead 03/03/2025
SB552 Relating to changing the eligibility of certain persons to receive community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision. Dead 04/22/2025
SB663 Relating to the approval of a community supervision and corrections department's budget and strategic plan. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/28/2025
SB958 Relating to the eligibility of certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/22/2025
SB1021 Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of stalking and to the offense of improper contact with the person's victim. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/22/2025
SB1080 Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/22/2025
SB1506 Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/22/2025
SB1610 Relating to sexually violent predators, to the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by sexually violent predators and other persons confined in certain facilities; amending certain sex offender registration requirements; increasing criminal penalties. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/22/2025
SB1666 Relating to the payment of restitution. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/02/2025
SB1879 Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Walker County. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/22/2025
SB2405 Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/24/2025