HB 3834

Moody’s bill builds reentry plans for inmates with disabilities

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 provision of services by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to offenders with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Person-centered plans and community resources for those leaving prison.

The bill renames the prison system's program for offenders with intellectual or developmental disabilities and orders the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to find community resources and build a person-centered reentry plan for each of those offenders. It touches inmates with these disabilities who are leaving prison, and the department staff who handle their release. The department may now take gifts and grants for all of these services, but it may not spend appropriated money on residential housing help for offenders serving time for the serious offenses listed in Section 508.149(a).

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 774 by Sen. Parker (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 774 by Sen. Parker (Died in committee). 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.PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Corrections committee on Apr 9, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3834 · 2025-03-05

SOLD BY

Rep. Joe MoodyDHouse 78

ITEM

relating to the provision of services by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to offenders with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

WHAT IT DOES

Person-centered plans and community resources for those leaving prison.

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 · April 8, 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

Mar 5, 2025Filed
Mar 26, 2025Read first time
Mar 26, 2025Referred to Corrections
Apr 9, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 9, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 9, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 9, 2025Left pending in committee

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Joe Moody

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$85K Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$25K Texas Sands PAC$14K

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 9, 2024 to Jun 29, 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$85,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$85,000.00

Cash: $85,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $85,000.00

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 · Oct 8, 2024 to Jun 17, 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: 100979067, 101003930, 101054759.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$25,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 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.

Report IDs: 101003930.

Texas Sands PAC$14,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$14,000.00

Cash: $14,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $14,000.00

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 · Oct 1, 2024 to May 18, 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: 100979067, 101024872, 101054759.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$85,000.00

Cash: $85,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $85,000.00

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 · Oct 8, 2024 to Jun 17, 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: 100979067, 101003930, 101054759.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 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.

Report IDs: 101003930.

Texas Sands PAC

$14,000.00

Cash: $14,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $14,000.00

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 · Oct 1, 2024 to May 18, 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: 100979067, 101024872, 101054759.

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 8, 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.

FILED BEFORE

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

88R SB 774

by Sen. Parker, different lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 1, 2023: Referred to Criminal Justice

Relating to the provision of services by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to offenders with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 5, 2025

04/09/2025 H Left pending in committee

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 · Corrections · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

SB 828 by Parker (identical)

Subjects

Corrections--Jails & Prisons

Disabilities, Persons with

Mental Health & Substance Abuse

CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 235 words

89R2606 DNC-F

By: Moody
H.B. No. 3834

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the provision of services by the Texas Department of

Criminal Justice to offenders with intellectual or developmental

disabilities.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 501.069, Government Code,

is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 501.069. OFFENDERS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL

DISABILITIES [ DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED OFFENDER ] PROGRAM.

SECTION 2. Section 501.069, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), and (e) and amending Subsection

(d) to read as follows:

(c-1) The department shall develop and identify community

resources to assist an offender described by Subsection (b) in

successfully reentering and reintegrating into the community.

(c-2) The department shall develop and implement a reentry

and reintegration plan that is person-centered and based on the

individual needs of an offender described by Subsection (b). The

plan may include the coordination of treatment, identification of

housing assistance, and delivery of other transitional services.

(d) The department may accept gifts, awards, or grants for

the purpose of providing the services described by this section

[ Subsection (b) ].

(e) Funds appropriated to the department may not be expended

to provide residential housing assistance to an offender described

by Subsection (b) who is serving a sentence for an offense listed in

Section 508.149(a).

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