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TX SB1690
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jose Menendez
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AI Summary
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Requires the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to adopt a policy tracking its inventory of drugs used for executions, including each drug's name, date received, expiration date, and date used in an execution
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Mandates that if a drug's expiration date is extended after TDCJ receives it, the record must include the original expiration date, testing dates and results, and the new expiration date
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Requires TDCJ to submit an annual report containing all death penalty drug inventory information to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house, and relevant legislative standing committees by December 1 each year
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Takes effect immediately if passed by two-thirds vote of both chambers; otherwise takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to a Texas Department of Criminal Justice record of information regarding death penalty drugs.
Health
Last Action
Referred to Criminal Justice
3/11/2025