Monitoring the Session

HB 1967

Juvenile Facility Bill Plans Restrooms And Running Water, Installs None

Died in committee

Verdict: Smells

SmellsReviewed
Rep. Josey GarciaDHouse 124
Why it's charged
Study, task force, commission, report

THE TEXT

“Not later than June 1, 2026, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall submit to the legislature the plan developed under this Act and the estimated cost of implementation of the plan.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The only duties are to write a plan and report it with a cost estimate. Actually adding restrooms and running water waits on a future legislature.

Study, task force, commission, report

Reviewed · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to a plan by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to modernize post-adjudication secure correctional facilities.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

A plan and a cost estimate by June 1, 2026. No facility has to change anything.

The bill orders the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to write and adopt a plan to modernize its post-adjudication secure correctional facilities. The plan must cover giving each committed child's living quarters a restroom and running water, and the department must send the plan and its estimated cost to the legislature by June 1, 2026. No facility is required to change anything, and the law expires September 1, 2026.

Labels

Labels: PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Criminal Jurisprudence subcommittee on Juvenile Justice on Apr 23, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1967 · 2025-01-22

SOLD BY

Rep. Josey GarciaDHouse 124

ITEM

relating to a plan by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to modernize post-adjudication secure correctional facilities.

WHAT IT DOES

A plan and a cost estimate by June 1, 2026. No facility has to change anything.

The bill orders the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to write and adopt a plan to modernize its post-adjudication secure correctional facilities. The plan must cover giving each committed child's living quarters a restroom and running water, and the department must send the plan and its estimated cost to the legislature by June 1, 2026. No facility is required to change anything, and the law expires September 1, 2026.

CHARGES

[x] STUDY, TASK FORCE, COMMISSION, REPORTanalysis confidence 85%

THE TEXT

“Not later than June 1, 2026, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall submit to the legislature the plan developed under this Act and the estimated cost of implementation of the plan.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The only duties are to write a plan and report it with a cost estimate. Actually adding restrooms and running water waits on a future legislature.

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 21, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker
  4. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  5. Considered by s/c in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  7. Left pending in subcommittee
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

Smells

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Josey Garcia

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$12KTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$10KHouse Democratic Campaign Committee$7K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$11,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$11,500.00

Cash
$11,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$11,500.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 5, 2024 to Sep 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.

Report IDs: 100978474, 101016612, 101060352, 101067943.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$10,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 2024. 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: 100978474.

House Democratic Campaign Committee$7,000.00

House Democratic Campaign Committee

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 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: 101060352.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$11,500.00

Cash
$11,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$11,500.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 5, 2024 to Sep 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.

Report IDs: 100978474, 101016612, 101060352, 101067943.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 2024. 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: 100978474.

×

House Democratic Campaign Committee

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 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: 101060352.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 21, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 22, 2025

04/23/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Criminal Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Minors--Health & Safety

Minors--Juvenile Justice

JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 157 words

89R7963 CJD-D

By: Garcia of Bexar
H.B. No. 1967

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a plan by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to

modernize post-adjudication secure correctional facilities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. PLAN FOR MODERNIZATION OF JUVENILE DETENTION

FACILITIES. (a) The Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall

develop and adopt a plan to modernize post-adjudication secure

correctional facilities.

(b) The plan must include, for all current and future

post-adjudication secure correctional facilities, equipping the

living quarters of each child committed to the department with a

restroom and running water.

SECTION 2. SUBMISSION TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than June

1, 2026, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall submit to the

legislature the plan developed under this Act and the estimated

cost of implementation of the plan.

SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2026.

SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September

1, 2025.