HB 3841

bill requires outside investigations of county jail deaths

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 investigation of the death of a prisoner in county jail.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

An outside agency appointed within 30 days.

The bill requires the Texas jail standards commission to appoint an outside law enforcement agency within 30 days of being told a prisoner died in a county jail, and requires that agency to start investigating as soon as practicable. The appointed agency must promptly tell the commission whether it accepts the job or intends to present evidence under the existing conflict-of-interest provision. The commission must post each county jail death online, listing the county, the date, the investigating agency, any replacement agency, and whether the case is pending or completed, updated monthly and kept up for at least two years.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Intergovernmental Affairs subcommittee on County & Regional Government on Apr 28, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3841 · 2025-03-05

SOLD BY

Rep. Nicole CollierDHouse 95

Rep. David LoweRHouse 91

ITEM

relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county jail.

WHAT IT DOES

An outside agency appointed within 30 days.

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 27, 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 s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
Apr 25, 2025Posting rule suspended
Apr 28, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 28, 2025Considered by s/c in public hearing
Apr 28, 2025Committee substitute considered in s/c
Apr 28, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
Apr 28, 2025Left pending in subcommittee

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Nicole Collier

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$13K Texas Sands PAC$12K Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee$11K

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 · Aug 5, 2024 to Jun 30, 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$12,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$12,500.00

Cash: $12,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,500.00

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 · Oct 16, 2024 to Jun 30, 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: 100970374, 101010492, 101057411.

Texas Sands PAC$12,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash: $12,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,000.00

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 · Aug 5, 2024 to Jun 30, 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: 100970374, 101057411.

Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee$11,000.00

Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee

$11,000.00

Cash: $11,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $11,000.00

Also funds 118 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 16, 2024 to 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: 100970374, 101010492.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$12,500.00

Cash: $12,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,500.00

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 · Oct 16, 2024 to Jun 30, 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: 100970374, 101010492, 101057411.

Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash: $12,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,000.00

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 · Aug 5, 2024 to Jun 30, 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: 100970374, 101057411.

Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee

$11,000.00

Cash: $11,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $11,000.00

Also funds 118 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 16, 2024 to 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: 100970374, 101010492.

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 27, 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 Mar 5, 2025

04/28/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee

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 · Intergovernmental Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Corrections--Jails & Prisons

Law Enforcement

JAIL STANDARDS, COMMISSION ON

Text

The text as introduced · 357 words

89R15570 MCF-D

By: Collier
H.B. No. 3841

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county

jail.

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

SECTION 1. Section 511.021, Government Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (b-1), (d), and (e)

to read as follows:

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which the

commission is notified of a [ On the ] death of a prisoner in a county

jail, the commission shall appoint a law enforcement agency, other

than the local law enforcement agency that operates the county

jail, to investigate the death [ as soon as possible ]. Except as

[ otherwise ] provided by Subsection (b), the appointed law

enforcement agency shall conduct the investigation and shall begin

the investigation as soon as practicable after being appointed

under this subsection .

(b-1) As soon as practicable after a law enforcement agency

is appointed by the commission under Subsection (a), the agency

shall notify the commission regarding whether the agency is

accepting the appointment or intends to present evidence to the

commission under Subsection (b).

(d) The commission shall publish on the commission's

Internet website the following information for each death of a

prisoner in a county jail:

(1) the county where the death occurred;

(2) the date that the death occurred;

(3) the name of the law enforcement agency appointed

under Subsection (a) to investigate the death;

(4) the date on which the law enforcement agency was

appointed;

(5) if the commission determines there is a conflict

of interest with the appointed law enforcement agency:

(A) the name of the new law enforcement agency

appointed to investigate the death; and

(B) the date on which the new law enforcement

agency was appointed; and

(6) whether the investigation is pending or completed.

(e) The information described by Subsection (d) must:

(1) be updated monthly; and

(2) remain published on the Internet website until at

least the second anniversary of the date of the prisoner's death.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.