Loading chat...
TX HB355
Bill
Status
5/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tom Craddick
Click for details
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