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85th Regular Session, 2017
	HB 418 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to certain duties of the Commission on Jail Standards regarding guidelines for the transportation of inmates by private vendors.
	Author: White, James
	Sponsor: Whitmire, John
	Committees: County Affairs \| Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
	HB 1409 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to reporting concerning certain inmates who are confined in county jails for misdemeanor offenses.
	Author: Israel, Celia
	Committees: County Affairs
	Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
	HB 1421 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to a report by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice regarding inmate grievances.
	Author: Johnson, Jarvis \| et. al.
	Committees: Corrections
	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
	HB 2702 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses and the confinement or release of those individuals prior to prosecution.
	Author: Coleman, Garnet \| et. al.
	Committees: Homeland Security & Public Safety
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 3428 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to minimum standards regarding the continuity of prescription medications for the care and treatment of county jail prisoners.
	Author: Collier, Nicole
	Committees: County Affairs
	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
	HB 4117 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the provision of telemental health services to prisoners confined in county jails, including the creation of the county jail telemental health fund, and to certain rules and procedures relating to the safety of those prisoners.
	Author: Coleman, Garnet \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Whitmire, John
	Committees: County Affairs \| Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Posting rule suspended
	HB 4172 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to training for law enforcement officers and officials; authorizing a fee.
	Author: Coleman, Garnet
	Committees: Homeland Security & Public Safety
	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
	HB 4258 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to a study on mental health screening and treatment for certain inmates confined in county and municipal jails.
	Author: Blanco, César
	Committees: Public Health
	Last Action: Referred to Public Health
	HB 4259 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to training and standards applicable to the confinement of a female prisoner having a mental illness.
	Author: Blanco, César
	Committees: Public Health
	Last Action: Referred to Public Health
	SB 485 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
	Author: Miles, Borris
	Committees: Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
	SB 582 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the discharge of a prisoner from a county jail.
	Author: Whitmire, John \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Alvarado, Carol
	Committees: Public Health \| Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
	SB 984 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to certain duties of a sheriff regarding a county jail prisoner's health benefits coverage information.
	Author: Perry, Charles
	Committees: Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
	SB 1849 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses, to the confinement, conviction, or release of those individuals, and to grants supporting populations that are more likely to interact frequently with law enforcement.
	Author: Whitmire, John \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Coleman, Garnet \| et. al.
	Committees: Criminal Jurisprudence \| Criminal Justice
	Last Action: See remarks for effective date
	SB 2237 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to prescription medications for the care and treatment of inmates and prisoners in county jails.
	Author: Menéndez, José
	Committees: Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
84th Regular Session, 2015
	HB 310 (84th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the cost of confinement and imprisonment of persons not lawfully present in the United States and reimbursement from the federal government for that cost.
	Author: White, James
	Committees: State Affairs
	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
	HB 549 (84th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to certain duties of the Commission on Jail Standards regarding visitation periods for county jail prisoners.
	Author: Johnson, Eric \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Whitmire, John \| et. al.
	Committees: County Affairs \| Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
	HB 634 (84th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the rights of a guardian of a person in the criminal justice system.
	Author: Metcalf, Will \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Creighton, Brandon \| et. al.
	Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence \| Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
	HB 1140 (84th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the confinement of pregnant prisoners in county jails.
	Author: Israel, Celia \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Whitmire, John
	Committees: County Affairs \| Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
	HB 1141 (84th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to reports regarding the use of restraints on pregnant prisoners in county jails.
	Author: Israel, Celia \| et. al.
	Committees: Corrections
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 2977 (84th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to issues affecting counties and certain other governmental entities; authorizing fees.
	Author: Coleman, Garnet
	Sponsor: Lucio, Jr., Eddie
	Committees: County Affairs \| Intergovernmental Relations
	Last Action: Placed on intent calendar
	SB 231 (84th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to certain duties of the Commission on Jail Standards regarding visitation periods for county jail prisoners.
	Author: Whitmire, John
	Committees: Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
83rd Regular Session, 2013
	HB 177 (83rd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to housing prisoners in a tent or other facility in lieu of a county jail.
	Author: Larson, Lyle \| et. al.
	Committees: County Affairs
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 2405 (83rd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to county reports regarding the implementation of cite and release provisions by local law enforcement agencies.
	Author: Wu, Gene \| et. al.
	Committees: County Affairs
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 2719 (83rd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to collecting and reporting information concerning inmates who have been in the conservatorship of a state agency responsible for providing child protective services and concerning inmate parole, reentry, and integration.
	Author: Guillen, Ryan
	Sponsor: Rodríguez, José
	Committees: Corrections \| Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13
	HB 3055 (83rd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to minimum jail standards for county jails.
	Author: Springer, Drew
	Committees: County Affairs
	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule
	HB 3793 (83rd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to powers, duties, and services of entities serving counties and county residents.
	Author: Coleman, Garnet
	Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan
	Committees: County Affairs \| Intergovernmental Relations
	Last Action: See remarks for effective date
	SB 36 (83rd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the detention and transportation of a person with a mental illness.
	Author: Zaffirini, Judith
	Committees: Public Health \| Health & Human Services
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	SB 1357 (83rd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the use of administrative segregation or seclusion in county jails.
	Author: Davis, Wendy
	Committees: Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
82nd Regular Session, 2011
	HB 684 (82nd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to housing prisoners in a tent or other facility in lieu of a county jail.
	Author: Larson, Lyle \| et. al.
	Committees: County Affairs
	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
	HB 875 (82nd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the identification of certain defendants as foreign nationals who were not lawfully admitted to the United States or whose lawful status has expired and to their release on bail.
	Author: Howard, Charlie \| et. al.
	Committees: State Affairs \| Transportation & Homeland Security
	Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
	HB 2348 (82nd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to certain standards applicable to certain prisoners confined in a county jail pending transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
	Author: Larson, Lyle
	Committees: County Affairs
	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
	HB 2870 (82nd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the elimination of certain required reports prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education.
	Author: Harper-Brown, Linda \| et. al.
	Committees: Government Efficiency & Reform \| Finance
	Last Action: Referred to Finance
	HB 3305 (82nd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the discharge of a prisoner from a county jail.
	Author: Marquez, Marisa
	Committees: County Affairs
	Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
	HB 3401 (82nd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the authority of the Commission on Jail Standards and addressing mental health issues in jail.
	Author: Coleman, Garnet
	Committees: County Affairs
	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule
	HB 3617 (82nd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to abolishing the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, the Commission on Jail Standards, and the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education and transferring certain of the powers and duties of those agencies to the newly created Public Safety Licensing Commission.
	Author: Madden, Jerry
	Committees: Homeland Security & Public Safety
	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
	HB 3657 (82nd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the collection of certain fees by the Commission on Jail Standards.
	Author: Otto, John
	Committees: Appropriations
	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations
	HB 3728 (82nd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the composition of and powers and duties of the Commission on Jail Standards.
	Author: Jackson, Jim
	Committees: County Affairs
	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs
	HB 3766 (82nd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the use of proceeds from a county jail's commissary operation.
	Author: Pitts, Jim
	Committees: Appropriations
	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations
	SB 1014 (82nd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the discharge of a prisoner from a county jail.
	Author: Davis, Wendy
	Sponsor: Marquez, Marisa
	Committees: County Affairs \| Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
	SB 1179 (82nd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the elimination of certain required reports prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education and other obsolete provisions of law.
	Author: Nelson, Jane
	Sponsor: Harper-Brown, Linda
	Committees: Government Efficiency & Reform \| Finance
	Last Action: Effective immediately
	SB 1687 (82nd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to information on turnover among licensed jailers at jails under the jurisdiction of the Commission on Jail Standards.
	Author: Ellis, Rodney
	Sponsor: Coleman, Garnet
	Committees: County Affairs \| Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11
	SB 1698 (82nd R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to reporting concerning inmates who are confined in county jails and subject to federal immigration detainers.
	Author: Williams, Tommy
	Sponsor: Callegari, Bill
	Committees: Government Efficiency & Reform \| Transportation & Homeland Security
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11
81st Regular Session, 2009
	HB 3392 (81st R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Jail Standards.
	Author: Harper-Brown, Linda \| et. al.
	Committees: County Affairs
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 3654 (81st R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to certain duties of and reports submitted to the Commission on Jail Standards regarding county jail inmates who are pregnant.
	Author: Marquez, Marisa \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Davis, Wendy \| et. al.
	Committees: County Affairs \| Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09
	HB 4684 (81st R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to state prisoners in a county jail.
	Author: Homer, Mark
	Committees: Corrections
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	SB 1009 (81st R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Jail Standards.
	Author: Deuell, Bob
	Sponsor: Harper-Brown, Linda
	Committees: County Affairs \| Government Organization
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09
	SB 2584 (81st R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the reporting of certain felons incarcerated in Texas jails to federal authorities.
	Author: Patrick, Dan
	Committees: Corrections \| Transportation & Homeland Security
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
80th Regular Session, 2007
	HB 221 (80th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to housing prisoners in a tent or other facility in lieu of a county jail.
	Author: King, Phil
	Committees: Corrections
	Last Action: Referred to Corrections
	HB 2699 (80th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the creation of special monitors for the Commission on Jail Standards.
	Author: Turner, Sylvester
	Committees: Corrections
	Last Action: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
79th Regular Session, 2005
	HB 3118 (79th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to fees collected for services provided by the Commission on Jail Standards.
	Author: Allen, Ray
	Committees: County Affairs \| Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
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