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TX SB1416
Bill
Status
2/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Royce West
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AI Summary
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Requires parole panels to prohibit parolees and mandatory supervision releasees convicted of certain serious offenses (those requiring electronic monitoring) from visiting general hospitals for non-medical purposes without prior approval from their parole officer
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Releasees must submit requests specifying the date, time, and reason for any hospital visit not related to receiving medical treatment or emergency care
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Parole officers who approve hospital visits must promptly notify the hospital's chief law enforcement officer (or local law enforcement if the hospital has no peace officers) of the planned visit date and time
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Shields general hospitals from liability for damages to patients or others resulting from visits by these releasees
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Named the "Pokuaa-Flowers Act" and applies only to persons released on parole or mandatory supervision on or after September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.
Civil Remedies & Liabilities
Last Action
Referred to Criminal Justice
3/6/2025