HB 2227
21 days to move incompetent defendants out of county jail
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 period for transporting a criminal defendant who is found incompetent to stand trial to a facility for competency restoration services and to the compensation to the county for the costs of confinement occurring after that period.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Clock starts when a judge signs the commitment order.
The bill gives the state Health and Human Services Commission 21 days, after a judge signs a commitment order, to move a defendant found incompetent to stand trial out of the county jail and into a state mental health facility. If the commission misses that deadline, it must check on the defendant's health in person every week and pay the county for each extra day the defendant sits in jail. That payment equals what the commission itself would have spent to hold the defendant, and the clock starts on September 1, 2025 for people already waiting in jail.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 29, 2025 and referred to the House Public Health committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB2227 · 2025-01-29
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ITEM
relating to the period for transporting a criminal defendant who is found incompetent to stand trial to a facility for competency restoration services and to the compensation to the county for the costs of confinement occurring after that period.
WHAT IT DOES
Clock starts when a judge signs the commitment order.
The bill gives the state Health and Human Services Commission 21 days, after a judge signs a commitment order, to move a defendant found incompetent to stand trial out of the county jail and into a state mental health facility. If the commission misses that deadline, it must check on the defendant's health in person every week and pay the county for each extra day the defendant sits in jail. That payment equals what the commission itself would have spent to hold the defendant, and the clock starts on September 1, 2025 for people already waiting in jail.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Health
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
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Donors
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 1, 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.
DSCC$1,485,555.60
DSCC
$1,485,555.60
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $1,485,555.60
- Total
- $1,485,555.60
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101073400.
DGA Action$1,000,000.00
DGA Action
$1,000,000.00
- Cash
- $1,000,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $1,000,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on 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: 101073400.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
DSCC
$1,485,555.60
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $1,485,555.60
- Total
- $1,485,555.60
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101073400.
DGA Action
$1,000,000.00
- Cash
- $1,000,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $1,000,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on 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: 101073400.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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 29, 2025
03/14/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
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 · Public Health · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Crimes--Miscellaneous
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Text
The text as introduced · 350 words
By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 2227 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the period for transporting a criminal defendant who is found incompetent to stand trial to a facility for competency restoration services and to the compensation to the county for the costs of confinement occurring after that period. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Article 46B.0753 to read as follows: Art. 46B.0753. TRANSFER TO COMMISSION; COMPENSATION TO COUNTIES. (a) The commission shall take custody of a defendant awaiting transfer to a mental health facility operated by or under contract with the commission not later than the 21st day following the date the court delivered a signed order of commitment under Article 46B.076. (b) If the commission does not take custody of a defendant within the period prescribed by Subsection (a), the commission shall: (1) evaluate the overall health of the defendant in person at least once a week until the defendant is transferred to the appropriate mental health facility; and (2) compensate the county for the cost of confinement for each day that the defendant remains confined in the county jail following the expiration of that period. (c) The compensation described by Subsection (b)(2) must be equal to the amount that would have been incurred by the commission to confine the defendant for that period. SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies to a defendant for whom an order of commitment is issued before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. (b) Notwithstanding Article 46B.0753(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act, for a defendant who, on the effective date of this Act, is confined in a county jail and awaiting transfer to a mental health facility under an order of commitment, the 21-day period provided by that subsection for the Health and Human Services Commission to take custody of the defendant begins on the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.