Monitoring the Session

HB 2103

bill extending mental health leave policies to jailers

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Trent AshbyRHouse 9

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

Caption

relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain jailers.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

County jailers and state prison employees get covered.

The bill expands an existing state rule that requires law enforcement agencies to adopt a paid mental health leave policy, so that it now also covers jailers. It reaches county jailers and state prison employees who guard, hold or process inmates, along with the agencies that employ them. Those agencies must write a policy that sets clear rules for when leave is granted, how many days are available and how private it stays, with no cut in pay for workers who take leave after a traumatic event on the job.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on Apr 24, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Criminal Justice committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2103 · 2025-01-27

SOLD BY

Rep. Trent AshbyRHouse 9

ITEM

relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain jailers.

WHAT IT DOES

County jailers and state prison employees get covered.

The bill expands an existing state rule that requires law enforcement agencies to adopt a paid mental health leave policy, so that it now also covers jailers. It reaches county jailers and state prison employees who guard, hold or process inmates, along with the agencies that employ them. Those agencies must write a policy that sets clear rules for when leave is granted, how many days are available and how private it stays, with no cut in pay for workers who take leave after a traumatic event on the job.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 25, 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 Corrections
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
  13. Considered in Calendars
  14. Placed on General State Calendar
  15. Read 2nd time
  16. Passed to engrossment
  17. Record vote RV#450
  18. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  19. Read 3rd time
  20. Passed
  21. Record vote RV#491
  22. Reported engrossed
  23. Received from the House
  24. Read first time
  25. Referred to Criminal Justice
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 147 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 24, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Trent Ashby

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$727KAssociated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$313KJohn Nau III$230,000

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 · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$726,977.64

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$726,977.64

Cash
$150,000.00
Paid by others
$576,977.64
Total
$726,977.64
advertising $308,379.77grassroots $268,597.87

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 · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 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: 100983424, 101025002, 101034929, 101040023, 101071791.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$312,806.77

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$312,806.77

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$312,806.77
Total
$312,806.77
mailer $171,341.79television $68,405.00digital $37,095.00text $28,387.48Other filed descriptions $7,577.50

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 10, 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: 101005833, 101025002, 101040023.

John Nau III$230,000.00
Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$726,977.64

Cash
$150,000.00
Paid by others
$576,977.64
Total
$726,977.64
advertising $308,379.77grassroots $268,597.87

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 · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 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: 100983424, 101025002, 101034929, 101040023, 101071791.

×

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$312,806.77

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$312,806.77
Total
$312,806.77
mailer $171,341.79television $68,405.00digital $37,095.00text $28,387.48Other filed descriptions $7,577.50

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 10, 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: 101005833, 101025002, 101040023.

Votes2

House Apr 24, 2025

Yea
147
Nay
0
Present, not voting
2
Absent
0
Excused
1
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 491

HB 2103 was passed by (Record 491): 147 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 147 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 23, 2025

Yea
147
Nay
0
Present, not voting
1
Absent
2
Excused
0
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 450

HB 2103 was passed to engrossment by (Record 450): 147 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 147 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses12
For
11
Against
0
On
1
Names

For

  • Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission1 registration
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration
  • Game Warden Peace Officers Association1 registration
  • Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #391 registration
  • NAMI Texas1 registration
  • Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas1 registration
  • Texas Correctional Employees Council1 registration
  • Texas Psychological Association1 registration
  • TMPA1 registration
  • Travis County Commissioners Court1 registration

On

  • Texas Department of Criminal Justice1 registration
Sources

12 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 25, 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 27, 2025

04/28/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Corrections · Committee vote 9 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Senate committee · Criminal Justice · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

City Government--Employees/Officers

Corrections--Jails & Prisons

County Government--Employees/Officers

Law Enforcement

Mental Health & Substance Abuse

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & LEAVE

CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 399 words

89R9170 JBD-D

By: Ashby
H.B. No. 2103

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain

jailers.

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

SECTION 1. Section 614.015, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 614.015. MENTAL HEALTH LEAVE FOR PEACE OFFICERS ,

JAILERS, AND TELECOMMUNICATORS. (a) In this section:

(1) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the

state or of a political subdivision of the state authorized by law

to employ peace officers.

(2) "Telecommunicator" means a person authorized to

act as a telecommunicator under Section 1701.405, Occupations Code.

(3) "Jailer" means:

(A) a county jailer as defined by Section

1701.001, Occupations Code; or

(B) an employee of the Texas Department of

Criminal Justice who performs a security, custodial, or supervisory

function over the admittance, confinement, or discharge of

prisoners.

(b) Each law enforcement agency, and each agency of the

state or of a political subdivision of the state that employs a

jailer or full-time telecommunicator, shall develop and adopt a

policy allowing the use of mental health leave by the peace

officers , jailers, and full-time telecommunicators, as applicable,

employed by the agency who experience a traumatic event in the scope

of that employment.

(c) A mental health leave policy adopted under this section

must:

(1) provide clear and objective guidelines

establishing the circumstances under which a peace officer , jailer,

or telecommunicator is granted and may use mental health leave;

(2) entitle a peace officer , jailer, or

telecommunicator to mental health leave without a deduction in

salary or other compensation;

(3) enumerate the number of mental health leave days

available to a peace officer , jailer, or telecommunicator; and

(4) detail the level of anonymity for a peace officer ,

jailer, or telecommunicator who takes mental health leave.

(d) A mental health leave policy adopted under this section

may provide a list of mental health services available to peace

officers , jailers, and telecommunicators in the area of the law

enforcement or employing agency.

SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act, each agency required to adopt a mental health leave

policy under Section 614.015, Government Code, as amended by this

Act, shall adopt a mental health leave policy as prescribed by that

section.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.