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TX HB355

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/1/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tom Craddick

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to accept custody of a person committed to the department within 30 days of the judge signing the disposition order

  • Mandates the department compensate counties for daily detention costs if custody is not taken within the 30-day deadline, with compensation equal to what the department would have spent to detain the person

  • Beginning on the 31st day after commitment, the department must credit time spent in pre-adjudication secure detention toward the child's minimum length of stay

  • Takes effect January 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period.

Minors

Last Action

Referred to Criminal Justice

5/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice5/5/2025
Juvenile Justice Subcommittee2/28/2025

Full Bill Text

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