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TX SB468
Bill
Status
11/22/2024
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Sparks
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AI Summary
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Requires the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) to accept custody of a committed person within 30 days of the judge signing the disposition order
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Mandates TJJD compensate counties for daily detention costs when the department fails to take custody within the 30-day deadline, with compensation equal to what TJJD would have incurred to detain the person
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Beginning on the 31st day after commitment, TJJD must credit time spent in pre-adjudication secure detention toward the child's minimum length of stay
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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
2/3/2025