Chair
State Representative (R)
Corrections
House Committee
Vice Chair
State Representative (R)
Committee members
Referred bills
| Bill | Category | Caption | Date Referred to Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 210 | Crime Legal Issues |
Relating to victim-offender mediation services offered by the victim services division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | 02/10/2015 |
| HB 268 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Judiciary Legal Issues Other |
Relating to the prompt issuance of an order of nondisclosure for certain defendants; authorizing a fee. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 271 | Crime Other |
Relating to mandatory supervision for certain offenses involving the possession of a controlled substance. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 272 | Crime Other |
Relating to mandatory supervision for certain inmates sentenced following violation of a condition of community supervision. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 309 | Crime Judiciary Other State Agencies |
Relating to a study on the feasibility and potential costs and benefits of implementing a pay-for-performance contract program for certain juvenile justice programs and services. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 307 | Crime Other State Agencies |
Relating to a study on the feasibility and potential costs and benefits of implementing a pay-for-performance contract program for certain criminal justice programs and services. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 372 | Crime Other Technology and Communication |
Relating to the monitoring of the Internet access of certain sex offenders placed on community supervision or released on parole or to mandatory supervision. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 476 | Crime Legal Issues Other |
Relating to the consequences of successfully completing a period of deferred adjudication community supervision. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 583 | Crime Military Other |
Relating to donations to certain local veteran's charities ordered as a condition of community supervision. | 02/18/2015 |
| HB 569 | Crime State Agencies |
Relating to providing inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice with information regarding reentry and reintegration resources. | 02/18/2015 |
| HB 714 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to certain bonuses offered to certain correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 710 | Crime Other |
Relating to procedures for certain persons charged with a violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or to mandatory supervision. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 904 | Crime State Agencies |
Relating to the transfer of certain inmates to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following pronouncement of the inmate's sentence. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 875 | Crime Military State Agencies |
Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 643 | Crime |
Relating to the procedures for discharging bail in certain criminal proceedings. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 941 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Science and Medical Research State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the creation of DNA records for the DNA database system. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1015 | Crime Other State Agencies |
Relating to notice provided to a court regarding certain defendants placed on state jail felony community supervision. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1084 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to the reporting of certain information regarding inmates and the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1083 | Crime State Agencies |
Relating to a mental health assessment of certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1141 | Crime Health Legal Issues Municipal and County Issues Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues State Agencies |
Relating to reports regarding the use of restraints on pregnant prisoners in county jails. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1211 | Crime Health State Agencies |
Relating to the provision of medical care to inmates confined by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1204 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Crime |
Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to provide notice to certain persons of the right to vote. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 581 | Commerce Crime |
Relating to the manner in which a bail bond or personal bond is forfeited. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 678 | Crime Housing and Property Legislative Affairs |
Relating to advance notice regarding the housing of sexually violent predators at a new location in various counties of this state. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1546 | Crime State Agencies |
Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1587 | Crime State Agencies |
Relating to disclosing certain information about each substance used to execute a person convicted of capital murder. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1595 | Crime Health State Agencies |
Relating to testing certain defendants or confined persons for communicable diseases. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1685 | Business and Consumers Commerce Other Social Issues |
Relating to the satisfaction of a condition of community supervision requiring performance of community service. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1529 | Crime Other |
Relating to procedures for certain persons charged with a violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or to mandatory supervision. | 03/10/2015 |
| HB 1908 | Crime State Agencies |
Relating to the continuity of care for offenders with mental impairments. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1914 | Crime |
Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles considers the eligibility of certain inmates for release on parole. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1855 | Crime Education Guns Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to training, continuing education, and weapons proficiency standards for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1930 | Crime Other |
Relating to strategic planning for the operation of community supervision and corrections departments. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1810 | Business and Consumers Commerce Crime Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to the sale of prison-made products to certain persons. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 2189 | Crime Health Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to a developmentally disabled offender program established by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 2448 | Crime State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to examine the state jail system within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2547 | Crime Housing and Property Public Services |
Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Fort Bend County. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2869 | Crime Other |
Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to study issues related to community supervision and corrections departments. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2597 | Crime Health Municipal and County Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of a mental health treatment for incarceration diversion pilot program. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2322 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the issuance of certain payments by a community supervision and corrections department. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 1897 | Crime Family and Children Issues Social Issues |
Relating to the punishment for certain offenses involving family violence; changing the eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision for those offenses. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3387 | Crime Other |
Relating to sex offender treatment as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision for certain releasees. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3303 | Crime State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of the Office of the Independent Oversight Ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3731 | Crime Technology and Communication |
Relating to certain notices and information about certain releasees from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice that are provided to or made accessible to criminal justice agencies. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3798 | Crime Health Legal Issues Other State Agencies |
Relating to providing financial assistance to certain survivors of an inmate who died as a result of a traffic accident that occurred while the inmate was being transported by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a person under contract with the department. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3239 | Crime Other |
Relating to the procedures applicable to the revocation of a person's release on parole or to mandatory supervision. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3181 | Crime Other Transportation |
Relating to ethyl alcohol monitoring as a condition of community supervision for certain intoxication offenses. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 618 | Crime Education |
Relating to eligibility for course credit and high school diplomas of students enrolled in educational programs provided by the Windham School District in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | 03/27/2015 |
| HB 3409 | Crime Education |
Relating to eligibility for course credit and high school diplomas of students enrolled in educational programs provided by the Windham School District in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | 03/27/2015 |
| SB 1024 | Crime Education |
Relating to eligibility for course credit and high school diplomas of students enrolled in educational programs provided by the Windham School District in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | 04/23/2015 |
| SB 578 | Crime State Agencies |
Relating to providing inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice with information regarding reentry and reintegration resources. | 04/27/2015 |
| SB 790 | Crime Other |
Relating to the procedures applicable to the revocation of a person's release on parole or to mandatory supervision. | 04/30/2015 |
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