Monitoring the SessionHB 1315
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to air conditioning requirements at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Dormitories and common areas too. Working air conditioning.
The bill orders the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to put working air conditioning in every cellblock, dormitory and common area of the facilities it runs. It touches the department, the people held in its facilities and the staff who work there. Starting September 1, 2025, those spaces must be kept between 65 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1355 by Rep. Sherman, Sr. (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1355 by Rep. Sherman, Sr. (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.QUICK READ: 120 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 120 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 13, 2024 and referred to the House Corrections committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1315 · 2024-11-13
relating to air conditioning requirements at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Dormitories and common areas too. Working air conditioning.
The bill orders the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to put working air conditioning in every cellblock, dormitory and common area of the facilities it runs. It touches the department, the people held in its facilities and the staff who work there. Starting September 1, 2025, those spaces must be kept between 65 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$100,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Nov 19, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · on Nov 19, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101027855.
$30,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101012345, 101027855, 101058317, 101068299, 101071424.
$20,000.00
Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Jun 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101058317.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$100,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Nov 19, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · on Nov 19, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101027855.
$30,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101012345, 101027855, 101058317, 101068299, 101071424.
$20,000.00
Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Jun 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101058317.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Sherman, Sr., different lead author · Did not pass · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Apr 26, 2023: Committee report sent to Calendars
Relating to air conditioning requirements at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 13, 2024
03/10/2025 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Corrections · Final status: Died in committee
Corrections--Jails & Prisons
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
The text as introduced · 120 words
By: Martinez Fischer H.B. No. 1315 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to air conditioning requirements at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 501.028 to read as follows: Sec. 501.028. AIR CONDITIONING REQUIREMENTS AT DEPARTMENT FACILITIES. The department shall ensure that each cellblock, dormitory, and common area in a facility operated by the department is equipped with an air conditioning unit that is operating to maintain the air temperature at not less than 65 degrees Fahrenheit or more than 85 degrees Fahrenheit. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.