How many went, and how many died there. Due February 1.
The bill requires every county jail to send the Texas Commission on Jail Standards a yearly report by February 1 on how many of its prisoners were held in out-of-state jails because of overcrowding, and how many of them died there. The commission must create the report form and send a summary to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker and the relevant legislative committees by March 1 each year. Counties gain a new paperwork duty, and state leaders get a yearly count of out-of-state jail transfers and deaths starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on Apr 10, 2025. Died in the House: never got out of the Intergovernmental Affairs committee.
relating to reports regarding county jail prisoners confined in
out-of-state jails.
WHAT IT DOES
How many went, and how many died there. Due February 1.
The bill requires every county jail to send the Texas Commission on Jail Standards a yearly report by February 1 on how many of its prisoners were held in out-of-state jails because of overcrowding, and how many of them died there. The commission must create the report form and send a summary to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker and the relevant legislative committees by March 1 each year. Counties gain a new paperwork duty, and state leaders get a yearly count of out-of-state jail transfers and deaths starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.
The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.
Sources
SB 2289 (Miles) Relating to reports regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state jails. (viva voce vote) (28-2) "Nays" Campbell, Middleton (28-2) "Nays" Campbell, Middleton
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 28 (published)
Nay: 2 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.
The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.
Sources
SB 2289 (Miles) Relating to reports regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state jails. (viva voce vote) (28-2) "Nays" Campbell, Middleton (28-2) "Nays" Campbell, Middleton
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 28 (published)
Nay: 2 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.
The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.
Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.
Sources
SB 2289 (Miles) Relating to reports regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state jails. (viva voce vote) (28-2) "Nays" Campbell, Middleton (28-2) "Nays" Campbell, Middleton
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Witnesses4
For
3
Against
0
On
1
Names
For
Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
Texas Civil Rights Project1 registration
Texas Jail Project1 registration
On
Texas Commission on Jail Standards1 registration
Sources
4 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.
Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.
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
Senate committee · Criminal Justice · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee
Subjects
Corrections--Jails & Prisons
JAIL STANDARDS, COMMISSION ON
Text
The text as introduced · 204 words
89R3437 BCH-D
By: Miles
S.B. No. 2289
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reports regarding county jail prisoners confined in
out-of-state jails.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. 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 JAILS. (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 jails during the
preceding calendar year due to overcrowding in the county jail. The
report must include:
(1) the total number of prisoners confined in
out-of-state jails; and
(2) the total number of prisoners who died while
confined in out-of-state jails.
(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 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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