Monitoring the Session

HB 253

Outside agency must investigate jail deaths outside the jail too

Filed

Verdict: No flags

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Rep. Nicole CollierDHouse 95

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to the investigation of the death of a county jail prisoner.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Covers deaths during medical treatment, transport or court, starting September 1, 2027.

The bill expands the rule that an outside law enforcement agency must investigate when a county jail prisoner dies. It now covers prisoners in county jail custody who die while temporarily outside the jail for medical treatment, transport, a court appearance or another purpose. The jail commission must appoint an agency other than the one running the jail to investigate those deaths no matter where the death happened, starting September 1, 2027.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB253 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Nicole CollierDHouse 95

ITEM

relating to the investigation of the death of a county jail prisoner.

WHAT IT DOES

Covers deaths during medical treatment, transport or court, starting September 1, 2027.

The bill expands the rule that an outside law enforcement agency must investigate when a county jail prisoner dies. It now covers prisoners in county jail custody who die while temporarily outside the jail for medical treatment, transport, a court appearance or another purpose. The jail commission must appoint an agency other than the one running the jail to investigate those deaths no matter where the death happened, starting September 1, 2027.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Nicole Collier

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$13KTexas Sands PAC$12KTexas Medical Association Political Action Committee$11K

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 · Aug 5, 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$12,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$12,500.00

Cash
$12,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,500.00

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 · Oct 16, 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.

Report IDs: 100970374, 101010492, 101057411.

Texas Sands PAC$12,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash
$12,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,000.00

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 · Aug 5, 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.

Report IDs: 100970374, 101057411.

Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee$11,000.00

Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee

$11,000.00

Cash
$11,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$11,000.00

Also funds 118 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 16, 2024 to Jun 24, 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: 100970374, 101010492.

Money

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

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$12,500.00

Cash
$12,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,500.00

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 · Oct 16, 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.

Report IDs: 100970374, 101010492, 101057411.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash
$12,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,000.00

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 · Aug 5, 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.

Report IDs: 100970374, 101057411.

×

Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee

$11,000.00

Cash
$11,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$11,000.00

Also funds 118 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 16, 2024 to Jun 24, 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: 100970374, 101010492.

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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 H Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Subjects

Corrections--Jails & Prisons

Text

The text as introduced · 171 words

90R3285 JDK-D

By: Collier
H.B. No. 253

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the investigation of the death of a county jail

prisoner.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 511.021, Government Code,

is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 511.021. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF PRISONER DEATH

[ OCCURRING IN COUNTY JAIL ].

SECTION 2. Section 511.021(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) On the death of a prisoner in the custody of a county

jail, including a prisoner who is temporarily outside the county

jail for medical treatment, transport, a court appearance, or

another purpose, the commission shall , regardless of where the

death occurred, appoint a law enforcement agency, other than the

local law enforcement agency that operates the county jail, to

investigate the death as soon as possible. Except as otherwise

provided by Subsection (b), the appointed law enforcement agency

shall conduct the investigation.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.