Monitoring the SessionSB 828
Died in committee
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
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.
A personal reentry plan for each offender with developmental disabilities.
The bill renames the state prison system's program for people with developmental disabilities and orders the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to find community resources and write a personal reentry plan for each of these offenders. It touches inmates with intellectual or developmental disabilities and the prison agency that releases them, and it lets the agency take gifts and grants to pay for the services. On the ground, these inmates get planning help with treatment, housing and other transition needs, but state money cannot pay for housing for those serving time for the serious offenses listed in Section 508.149(a).
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 774 (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 (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.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 16, 2025 and referred to the Senate Criminal Justice committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB828 · 2025-01-16
relating to the provision of services by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to offenders with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
A personal reentry plan for each offender with developmental disabilities.
The bill renames the state prison system's program for people with developmental disabilities and orders the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to find community resources and write a personal reentry plan for each of these offenders. It touches inmates with intellectual or developmental disabilities and the prison agency that releases them, and it lets the agency take gifts and grants to pay for the services. On the ground, these inmates get planning help with treatment, housing and other transition needs, but state money cannot pay for housing for those serving time for the serious offenses listed in Section 508.149(a).
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 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.
$40,000.00
Also funds 10 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Feb 17, 2026 to Jun 25, 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: 101060289.
$25,250.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100986801, 101009904, 101031351.
$25,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 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: 100986801.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$40,000.00
Also funds 10 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Feb 17, 2026 to Jun 25, 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: 101060289.
$25,250.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100986801, 101009904, 101031351.
$25,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 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: 100986801.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Sen. Parker, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast 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
Texas Senate · Filed Jan 16, 2025
02/13/2025 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
HB 3834 by Moody (identical)
Corrections--Jails & Prisons
Disabilities, Persons with
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
The text as introduced · 235 words
89R2606 DNC-F By: Parker S.B. No. 828 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.