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TX HB743
Bill
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Diego Bernal
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AI Summary
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Prohibits justice and municipal courts from ordering jail confinement for failure to pay fines or costs for offenses punishable by fine only, or for contempt of such judgments
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Prohibits municipalities from enforcing fine collection through defendant confinement, limiting enforcement to execution against the defendant's property
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Extends existing protections for children to all defendants, preventing jail time for failure to pay fines on fine-only offenses and for contempt of court orders
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Allows defendants confined in violation of these new provisions to be discharged through habeas corpus proceedings
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Requires county and municipal jails to release all persons currently confined for unpaid fines on fine-only offenses or related contempt by September 2, 2025
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Increases the credit rate for time served in jail from the previous statutory rate to at least $150 per 8-24 hour period served, as specified by the judge
Legislative Description
Relating to a justice or municipal court's authority to order a defendant confined in jail for failure to pay a fine or cost or for contempt and to the authority of a municipality to enforce the collection of certain fines by imprisonment of the defendant.
Criminal Procedure
Last Action
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
3/5/2025