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HB1967 • 2025

Relating to a plan by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to modernize post-adjudication secure correctional facilities.

Relating to a plan by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to modernize post-adjudication secure correctional facilities.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Garcia, Josey
Last action
2025-04-23
Official status
04/23/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to a plan by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to modernize post-adjudication secure correctional facilities.

Relating to a plan by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to modernize post-adjudication secure correctional facilities.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to a plan by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to modernize post-adjudication secure correctional facilities.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  2. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  3. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  4. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  5. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  6. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker

  7. 2025-01-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to a plan by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to modernize post-adjudication secure correctional facilities.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1967 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R7963 CJD-D

By: Garcia of Bexar

H.B. No. 1967

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a plan by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to

modernize post-adjudication secure correctional facilities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. PLAN FOR MODERNIZATION OF JUVENILE DETENTION

FACILITIES. (a) The Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall

develop and adopt a plan to modernize post-adjudication secure

correctional facilities.

(b) The plan must include, for all current and future

post-adjudication secure correctional facilities, equipping the

living quarters of each child committed to the department with a

restroom and running water.

SECTION 2. SUBMISSION TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than June

1, 2026, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall submit to the

legislature the plan developed under this Act and the estimated

cost of implementation of the plan.

SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2026.

SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September

1, 2025.