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SB1199 • 2025

Relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county jail.

Relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county jail.

Crime
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Birdwell
Last action
2025-04-29
Official status
04/29/2025 S Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county jail.

Relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county jail.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county jail.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  4. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  5. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  6. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  7. 2025-02-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  8. 2025-02-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county jail.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 1199 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R8912 JDK-D

By: Birdwell

S.B. No. 1199

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county

jail.

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

SECTION 1. Section 511.021(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) On the death of a prisoner in a county jail,
other than a

death from natural causes as determined by a physician during an

autopsy or examination of the deceased prisoner,
the commission

shall appoint a law enforcement agency, other than the local law

enforcement agency that operates the county jail, to investigate

the death as soon as possible. Except as otherwise provided by

Subsection (b), the appointed law enforcement agency shall conduct

the investigation.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.