SB 2263
bill requiring inquiries into jail deaths out of state
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 certain duties regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state correctional facilities.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Justice of the peace reports to the attorney general within 30 days.
The bill requires a local justice of the peace to look into the death of any county jail prisoner who dies while held in an out-of-state facility and to send a written report to the attorney general within 30 days. It also requires every county jail to send the state jail commission a yearly count of prisoners held out of state, how many died there, and how many escaped or tried to escape. The commission then sends a summary to state leaders and the relevant legislative committees each March, starting with the law taking effect September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 11, 2025 and referred to the Senate Criminal Justice committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2263 · 2025-03-11
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ITEM
relating to certain duties regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state correctional facilities.
WHAT IT DOES
Justice of the peace reports to the attorney general within 30 days.
The bill requires a local justice of the peace to look into the death of any county jail prisoner who dies while held in an out-of-state facility and to send a written report to the attorney general within 30 days. It also requires every county jail to send the state jail commission a yearly count of prisoners held out of state, how many died there, and how many escaped or tried to escape. The commission then sends a summary to state leaders and the relevant legislative committees each March, starting with the law taking effect September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Criminal Justice
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 27, 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$15,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$15,000.00
- Cash
- $15,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $15,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 5, 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$15,000.00
- Cash
- $15,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $15,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 5, 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.
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 Senate · Filed Mar 11, 2025
03/25/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Criminal Justice · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Corrections--Jails & Prisons
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
JAIL STANDARDS, COMMISSION ON
Text
The text as introduced · 327 words
89R13967 BCH-D By: Cook S.B. No. 2263 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to certain duties regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state correctional facilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 49.18, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b-1) If a prisoner of a county in this state dies while confined in an out-of-state penal institution, the justice of the peace of the precinct where the county jail is located shall conduct an inquiry into the death and file a written report with the attorney general not later than the 30th day after the date on which the prisoner died. The justice of the peace shall make a good faith effort to obtain all facts relevant to the death and include those facts in the report. SECTION 2. Chapter 511, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 511.01055 to read as follows: Sec. 511.01055. REPORTS REGARDING PRISONERS CONFINED IN OUT-OF-STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. (a) Not later than February 1 of each year, each county jail shall submit to the commission a report regarding the confinement of prisoners in out-of-state correctional facilities during the preceding calendar year. The report must include: (1) the total number of prisoners confined in out-of-state correctional facilities; (2) the total number of prisoners who died while confined in out-of-state correctional facilities; and (3) the total number of prisoners who escaped or attempted to escape while confined in out-of-state correctional facilities. (b) The commission shall prescribe a form for the report required by Subsection (a). (c) Not later than March 1 of each year, the commission shall submit a report summarizing the information submitted under Subsection (a) for the preceding calendar year to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over the commission. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.