State Agency

TDCJ

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

17 Bills2 Critical6 Moderate

Bills to Implement

HB1422

Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault and other sex offenses, the offense of continuous sexual abuse, and the prosecution, punishment, and collateral consequences of certain sex offenses; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties; changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of certain sex offenses.

Author: Lacey HullRegular SessionModerate
HB1828

Relating to legislative leave for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Author: Angelia OrrRegular SessionLow
HB1871

Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision.

Author: Paul DysonRegular SessionLow
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.

Author: Stan GerdesRegular SessionLow
HB2306

Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.

Author: Denise VillalobosRegular SessionLow
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.

Author: Senfronia ThompsonRegular SessionModerate
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.

Author: Terry MezaRegular SessionCritical
SB745

Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication manslaughter in certain circumstances.

Author: Lois KolkhorstRegular SessionLow
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.

Author: Joan HuffmanRegular SessionModerate
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.

Author: Royce WestRegular SessionModerate
SB1300

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.

Author: Peter FloresRegular SessionModerate
SB1506

Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole.

Author: Tan ParkerRegular SessionLow
SB1621

Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children, computer-generated children, or other persons; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

Author: Joan HuffmanRegular SessionCritical
SB1666

Relating to the payment of restitution.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular SessionLow
SB1879

Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Walker County.

Author: Charles SchwertnerRegular SessionLow
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.

Author: Tan ParkerRegular SessionLow
SB2938

Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners.

Author: Jose MenendezRegular SessionModerate
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