Monitoring the Session

HB 2341

bill requiring diligent participation credit in state jail

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Alma A. AllenDHouse 131

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 award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Optional becomes required for people in education, job and treatment programs.

The bill changes state jail credit from optional to required: the department must give extra time credit to people in state jail felony facilities who diligently take part in education, job, treatment or work programs. It removes the old rule that tied credit to a judge's finding in the judgment and repeals the separate judge-review path. People confined in state jail facilities for offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025 get the credit automatically for diligent participation, still capped at one-fifth of their sentence and lost during any period of disciplinary status.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1705 (Did not pass) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1705 (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.GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on Apr 29, 2025. Died in the Senate: received, never referred to a committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2341 · 2025-02-03

SOLD BY

Rep. Alma A. AllenDHouse 131 Rep. Venton JonesDHouse 100 Rep. Mihaela PlesaDHouse 70

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility.

WHAT IT DOES

Optional becomes required for people in education, job and treatment programs.

The bill changes state jail credit from optional to required: the department must give extra time credit to people in state jail felony facilities who diligently take part in education, job, treatment or work programs. It removes the old rule that tied credit to a judge's finding in the judgment and repeals the separate judge-review path. People confined in state jail facilities for offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025 get the credit automatically for diligent participation, still capped at one-fifth of their sentence and lost during any period of disciplinary status.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026$0

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 26, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2341, As Introduced: a positive impact of $315,868 through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · $0

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

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#704
  18. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  19. Read 3rd time
  20. Passed
  21. Record vote RV#779
  22. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  23. Reported engrossed
  24. Received from the House
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 76 yea · 70 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 29, 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

Alma A. Allen

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$4KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$2KBetter Days Chiropractic Clinic$1K

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 · Nov 1, 2024 to Aug 14, 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.

Texas Sands PAC$4,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 6, 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: 100989001.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$1,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$1,500.00

Cash
$1,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,500.00

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 · on Nov 29, 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: 100989001.

Better Days Chiropractic Clinic$1,000.00

Better Days Chiropractic Clinic

$1,000.00

Cash
$1,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Nov 5, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 5, 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: 100989001.

Money

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

×

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 6, 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: 100989001.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$1,500.00

Cash
$1,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,500.00

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 · on Nov 29, 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: 100989001.

×

Better Days Chiropractic Clinic

$1,000.00

Cash
$1,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Nov 5, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 5, 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: 100989001.

Votes2

House Apr 29, 2025

Yea
76
Nay
70
Present, not voting
1
Absent
2
Excused
1
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 779

HB 2341 was passed by (Record 779): 76 Yeas, 70 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 76 (published)
  • Nay: 70 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

House Apr 28, 2025

Yea
80
Nay
64
Present, not voting
1
Absent
4
Excused
1
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 704

HB 2341 was passed to engrossment by (Record 704): 80 Yeas, 64 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 80 (published)
  • Nay: 64 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 4 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses7
For
6
Against
0
On
1
Names

For

  • Alliance For Safety and Justice1 registration
  • Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot1 registration
  • Texas Appleseed1 registration
  • Texas Association of Goodwills1 registration
  • Texas Civil Rights Project1 registration
  • Texas Criminal defense lawyers association1 registration

On

  • Texas Department of Criminal Justice1 registration
Sources

7 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
Net to General Revenue · FY 2026$0

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 26, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2341, As Introduced: a positive impact of $315,868 through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · $0

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

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.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 1705

by Rep. Allen, same lead author · Did not pass · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Apr 14, 2023: Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 3, 2025

04/29/2025 S Received from the House

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.

Coauthors
Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148

House committee · Corrections · Committee vote 7 aye, 2 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

Corrections--Jails & Prisons

Corrections--Parole, Probation & Pardons

Text

The text as introduced · 397 words

89R3305 DNC-D

By: Allen
H.B. No. 2341

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the award of diligent participation credit to

defendants confined in a state jail felony facility.

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

SECTION 1. Articles 42A.559(b), (f), and (h), Code of

Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:

(b) A defendant confined in a state jail felony facility

does not earn good conduct time for time served in the facility but

shall [ may ] be awarded diligent participation credit in accordance

with Subsection (f) [ or (g) ].

(f) The [ For a defendant with a judgment that contains a

finding under Article 42.0199 that the defendant is presumptively

entitled to diligent participation credit and who has not been the

subject of disciplinary action while confined in the state jail

felony facility, the ] department shall credit against any time the

defendant is required to serve in a state jail felony facility

additional time for each day the defendant actually served in the

facility while diligently participating in an educational,

vocational, treatment, or work program.

(h) A time credit under Subsection (f) [ or (g) ] may not

exceed one-fifth of the amount of time the defendant is originally

required to serve in the facility. A defendant may not be awarded a

time credit under Subsection (f) [ or (g) ] for any period during

which the defendant is subject to disciplinary status. A time

credit under Subsection (f) [ or (g) ] is a privilege and not a right.

SECTION 2. The following provisions of the Code of Criminal

Procedure are repealed:

(1) Article 42.0199; and

(2) Article 42A.559(g).

SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a person confined in a state jail felony facility for an offense

committed on or after the effective date of this Act. A person

confined in a state jail felony facility for an offense committed

before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in

effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is

continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section,

an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if

any element of the offense occurred before that date.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.