HB 355: bill giving juvenile justice 30 days to take custody

Caption

relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Miss the deadline, pay the county for every extra day.

The bill requires the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to take custody of a youth within 30 days after a judge signs the order committing that youth to the department. If the department misses that deadline, it must pay the county for each extra day the youth stays in county detention, at the rate the department would have spent itself. Youths held past day 30 also get credit toward their minimum length of stay for time spent in pre-adjudication secure detention, and the changes start January 1, 2026.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 1, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Criminal Justice committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB355 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Tom CraddickRHouse 82

ITEM

relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period.

WHAT IT DOES

Miss the deadline, pay the county for every extra day.

The bill requires the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to take custody of a youth within 30 days after a judge signs the order committing that youth to the department. If the department misses that deadline, it must pay the county for each extra day the youth stays in county detention, at the rate the department would have spent itself. Youths held past day 30 also get credit toward their minimum length of stay for time spent in pre-adjudication secure detention, and the changes start January 1, 2026.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($15,742,703)

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

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 19, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB355, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($31,485,406) 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 · ($15,742,703)

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

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Feb 28, 2025Read first time
Feb 28, 2025Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker
Mar 20, 2025Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
Mar 20, 2025Considered by s/c in public hearing
Mar 20, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
Mar 20, 2025Left pending in subcommittee
Apr 16, 2025Recalled from subcommittee
Apr 16, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 16, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 24, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 24, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 25, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 28, 2025Considered in Calendars
Apr 30, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 30, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 30, 2025Passed to engrossment
Apr 30, 2025Record vote RV#1088
Apr 30, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 1, 2025Read 3rd time
May 1, 2025Passed
May 1, 2025Record vote RV#1129
May 1, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 1, 2025Reported engrossed
May 5, 2025Received from the House
May 5, 2025Read first time
May 5, 2025Referred to Criminal Justice

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 135 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 1, 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

Tom Craddick

Donors

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC$101K Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$70KJohn R. Weisman$30,000

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 · Oct 29, 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.

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC$100,500.00

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC

$100,500.00

Cash: $100,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,500.00

Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2025 to May 21, 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: 101028957, 101058926.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$70,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$70,000.00

Cash: $70,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $70,000.00

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 · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100986335, 101009831, 101028957, 101071728.

John R. Weisman$30,000.00

Money

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

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Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC

$100,500.00

Cash: $100,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,500.00

Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2025 to May 21, 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: 101028957, 101058926.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$70,000.00

Cash: $70,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $70,000.00

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 · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100986335, 101009831, 101028957, 101071728.

Votes2

House May 1, 2025

Yea: 135
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 1
Excused: 13

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 1129

HB 355 was passed by (Record 1129): 135 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 135 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
Excused: 13 (derived from named list)

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

House Apr 30, 2025

Yea: 143
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 1
Excused: 4

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 1088

HB 355 was passed to engrossment by (Record 1088): 143 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 143 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
Excused: 4 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses25

For: 17
Against: 4
On: 4

Names

For

Bexar County Commissioners Court1 registration
CJAnd Commissioners Assoiation of Texas1 registration
Conference of Urban counties1 registration
Dallas County1 registration
Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot1 registration
El Paso County1 registration
Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
Self1 registration
Self; 106th Judicial District Attorney1 registration
Self; County judge and commissioners association1 registration
Self; Lioness Justice Impacted Women’s Alliance1 registration
Self; Measure1 registration
Self; Texas Center for Justice & Equity1 registration
Self; Texas Civil Rights Project1 registration
Texas Appleseed1 registration
Texas Association of School Boards1 registration
Travis County Commissioners Court1 registration

Against

Self4 registrations

On

Tarrant County Administrator's Office1 registration
Texas Juvenile Justice Department3 registrations

Sources

25 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($15,742,703)

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

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 19, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB355, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($31,485,406) 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 · ($15,742,703)

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.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

05/05/2025 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 · Criminal Jurisprudence · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

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

Companion

SB 468 by Sparks (identical)

Subjects

Family--Juvenile Delinquency

Minors--Juvenile Justice

JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 288 words

89R721 MCF-D

By: Craddick
H.B. No. 355

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice

Department must accept custody of a person committed to the

department and to the consequences for the failure of the

department to accept custody of the person within that period.

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

SECTION 1. Section 54.04, Family Code, is amended by adding

Subsections (s) and (t) to read as follows:

(s) If the judge orders a disposition under this section

sentencing a person to commitment in the Texas Juvenile Justice

Department, the department shall accept custody of the person not

later than the 30th day after the date on which the judge signs the

disposition order committing the person to the department.

(t) If the Texas Juvenile Justice Department does not take

custody of a person within the period prescribed by Subsection (s),

the department shall compensate the county for the cost of

detention for each day that the person remains detained in a

facility operated by or under contract with the county following

the expiration of that period. The compensation must be equal to

the amount that would have been incurred by the department to detain

the person for that period.

SECTION 2. Section 243.002, Human Resources Code, is

amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:

(c) Beginning on the 31st day after the date the child is

committed to the department, the department shall give credit

toward the minimum length of stay established for the child for time

spent in a pre-adjudication secure detention facility before the

child's transfer to the department.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

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ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

House May 1, 2025

House Apr 30, 2025

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