HB 3937

bill keeping gravely ill inmates under specialist care

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 treatment of certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Stroke, brain tumors, cardiac arrest get a physician in the specialty.

The bill requires the Texas prison system to adopt a policy keeping inmates with life-threatening medical conditions under the ongoing direct care of a physician in the relevant specialty. It covers inmates with conditions such as stroke, brain tumors, schizophrenia, acute liver failure and cardiac arrest, along with the prison medical staff who treat them. Non-physician staff could not take over such an inmate's care without the treating physician's written approval, and could not change a treatment or prescription the physician ordered.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 6, 2025 and referred to the House Corrections committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3937 · 2025-03-06

SOLD BY

Rep. Terry MezaDHouse 105

ITEM

relating to the treatment of certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

WHAT IT DOES

Stroke, brain tumors, cardiac arrest get a physician in the specialty.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 6, 2025Filed
Mar 27, 2025Read first time
Mar 27, 2025Referred to Corrections

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Terry Meza

Donors

House Democratic Campaign Committee$7K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$4K Texas Sands PAC$4K

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 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.

House Democratic Campaign Committee$7,000.00

House Democratic Campaign Committee

$7,000.00

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $7,000.00

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 26, 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: 101059960.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$4,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$4,000.00

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

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 · Dec 13, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100985189, 101032865.

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 13, 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: 100985189.

Money

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

House Democratic Campaign Committee

$7,000.00

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $7,000.00

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 26, 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: 101059960.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$4,000.00

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

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 · Dec 13, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100985189, 101032865.

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 13, 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: 100985189.

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 Mar 6, 2025

03/27/2025 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM

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

Subjects

Corrections--Jails & Prisons

Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions

Human Services--Medical Assistance

Mental Health & Substance Abuse

CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 229 words

89R8824 JDK-D

By: Meza
H.B. No. 3937

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the treatment of certain inmates of the Texas

Department of Criminal Justice.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 501.0514 to read as follows:

Sec. 501.0514. REQUIREMENTS REGARDING TREATMENT OF

LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS. (a) In this section,

"life-threatening condition" means a medical condition affecting

an inmate that, without ongoing direct care by a physician, could

result in the death of the inmate. The term includes:

(1) viral or focal encephalitis;

(2) schizophrenia;

(3) brain tumors;

(4) glioblastomas;

(5) intracerebral hemorrhage;

(6) stroke;

(7) brain aneurysm;

(8) trigeminal neuralgia;

(9) acute liver failure; and

(10) cardiac arrest.

(b) The department shall adopt a policy requiring an inmate

suffering from a life-threatening condition to be under the ongoing

direct care of a physician in the relevant specialty.

(c) The policy must prohibit:

(1) an inmate being treated for a life-threatening

condition from being transferred to the care of a medical

professional who is not a physician unless the inmate's treating

physician authorizes the transfer in writing; and

(2) a medical professional who is not a physician from

changing any treatment, including a prescription medication,

ordered by the inmate's treating physician.

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