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TX HB4155
Bill
Status
3/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christian Manuel
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force within the governor's criminal justice division, led by a steering committee comprising the governor (or designee) and the CEO of a statewide family violence advocacy organization
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Task force membership includes representatives from family violence centers across rural and urban regions, state agencies (Attorney General, Health and Human Services Commission, Office of Court Administration, Department of State Health Services, Department of Family and Protective Services), law enforcement associations, prosecutors, and two family violence survivors
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Directs the task force to analyze risk factors leading to family violence homicides, provide training resources for professionals working with survivors, and collect and publish regional data on family violence prevention, investigation, prosecution, and survivor services
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Requires submission of a written report with findings and legislative recommendations to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house by December 1, 2026
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Task force members not employed by state agencies are entitled to per diem payments and expense reimbursement; the task force is abolished and the section expires January 1, 2028
Legislative Description
Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force.
STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Last Action
Committee report sent to Calendars
5/6/2025