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TX HB1826
Bill
Status
1/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rhetta Bowers
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AI Summary
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Requires the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to screen pregnant inmates and those who have given birth within the past year for depression once each trimester during pregnancy, once within six weeks after giving birth, and at 6 and 12 months postpartum
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Mandates county jails adopt the same depression screening schedule for pregnant prisoners and those who have given birth in the preceding year as part of their health services plan
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Requires the Commission on Jail Standards to adopt rules and procedures implementing these depression screening requirements by December 1, 2023
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to depression screenings for certain women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
Last Action
Left pending in committee
4/30/2025