Monitoring the SessionHB 154
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to reports regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state jails.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Yearly count of who got shipped out, and how many died there.
The bill requires every county jail to send the state jail standards commission a yearly report on prisoners it sent to out-of-state jails because of overcrowding, including how many were sent and how many died there. The commission sets the report form and then sends a yearly summary to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker and the committees that oversee it. Starting September 1, 2027, counties must track and report these numbers each February, and state leaders get a summary each March.
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R SB 2289 by Sen. Miles (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB154 · 2026-11-09
relating to reports regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state jails.
Yearly count of who got shipped out, and how many died there.
The bill requires every county jail to send the state jail standards commission a yearly report on prisoners it sent to out-of-state jails because of overcrowding, including how many were sent and how many died there. The commission sets the report form and then sends a yearly summary to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker and the committees that oversee it. Starting September 1, 2027, counties must track and report these numbers each February, and state leaders get a summary each March.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 16, 2024 to Jun 13, 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.
$10,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Mar 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: 100985912, 101032788, 101058648.
$10,000.00
Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Jan 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: 101058648.
$8,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jul 22, 2024 to Dec 9, 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: 100985912.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$10,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Mar 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: 100985912, 101032788, 101058648.
$10,000.00
Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Jan 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: 101058648.
$8,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jul 22, 2024 to Dec 9, 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: 100985912.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Sen. Miles, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Apr 22, 2025: Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
Relating to reports regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state jails.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Corrections--Jails & Prisons
JAIL STANDARDS, COMMISSION ON
The text as introduced · 207 words
90R3458 GW-D By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 154 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, 2027.