HB 2668
AN ACT relating to a study conducted by the Commission on Jail Standards on
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
Committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Requires the Texas Commission on Jail Standards to conduct a comprehensive study on the living conditions and safety of people confined in Harris County jail. By December 1, 2026, the Commission must submit a detailed written report to the legislature, including recommendations for potential legislative or administrative actions to improve jail conditions. The study and reporting mandate will expire on September 1, 2027, with the bill taking effect either immediately with a two-thirds legislative vote or on September 1, 2025.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to a study conducted by the Commission on Jail Standards on the living conditions and safety of persons confined in the Harris BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. (a) The Commission on Jail Standards shall conduct a study to evaluate the living conditions and safety of persons confined in the Harris County jail. (b) Not later than December 1, 2026, the Commission on Jail Standards shall submit to the legislature a written report on the results of the study and any recommendations for legislative or other action to improve the living conditions and safety of persons confined in the Harris County jail. SECTION 2. This Act expires September 1, 2027. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Safety and related subject areas.
Adnelis M. Perez Vega
PremiumBrianna M. Menard
Robert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Allen E. Blakemore
Michael J. Johnson
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Leslie Pardue
Fred Shannon
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to a study conducted by the Commission on Jail Standards on
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