TX HB2644

Increases the daily credit rate for jail confinement and labor from $100 to $200 per day for defendants working off fines and costs through county jail industries programs, workhouses, county farms, or public improvement projects

Raises the minimum credit rate for defendants jailed due to failure to pay fines and costs from $150 to $200 for each separate period served (between 8-24 hours as specified by the court)

Allows defendants who both perform labor and are confined on the same day to receive credit for both activities

Applies to misdemeanor convictions occurring on or after September 1, 2025, and to defendants placed in jail for failure to pay fines on or after that date

Amends Articles 43.09(a) and 45A.262 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure