Monitoring the SessionHB 319
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the compensation to a county for certain persons confined in a county jail pending trial.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Felony defendants held without bail. Counties bill the state starting 2028.
The bill makes the state pay counties for the cost of holding a defendant in county jail before trial when that defendant faces a felony-level offense and is not released on bail. It touches county governments that run jails and the state budget that would cover those costs. Starting with jail days on or after January 1, 2028, counties can look to the state instead of local taxpayers to cover pretrial jail costs for these defendants.
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 3659 (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-HB319 · 2026-11-09
relating to the compensation to a county for certain persons confined in a county jail pending trial.
Felony defendants held without bail. Counties bill the state starting 2028.
The bill makes the state pay counties for the cost of holding a defendant in county jail before trial when that defendant faces a felony-level offense and is not released on bail. It touches county governments that run jails and the state budget that would cover those costs. Starting with jail days on or after January 1, 2028, counties can look to the state instead of local taxpayers to cover pretrial jail costs for these defendants.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 24, 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.
$72,500.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 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: 100987008, 101008094, 101030169, 101058089, 101072095.
$65,000.00
Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 26, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101008094, 101072095.
$54,875.00
Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 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: 100987008, 101058089, 101068643, 101072095.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$72,500.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 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: 100987008, 101008094, 101030169, 101058089, 101072095.
$65,000.00
Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 26, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101008094, 101072095.
$54,875.00
Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 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: 100987008, 101058089, 101068643, 101072095.
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 Rep. Johnson, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 25, 2025: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Relating to the compensation to a county for certain persons confined in a county jail pending trial.
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 2:32 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Corrections--Jails & Prisons
County Government--General
The text as introduced · 203 words
90R896 LHC-D By: Johnson H.B. No. 319 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the compensation to a county for certain persons confined in a county jail pending trial. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Article 17.54 to read as follows: Art. 17.54. COMPENSATION TO COUNTY FOR DEFENDANT NOT RELEASED ON BAIL. If a defendant charged with an offense punishable as a felony is not released on bail pending trial, the state shall compensate the county for the cost of confining the defendant in the county jail pending trial. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to compensation to a county for the cost of a defendant's confinement that occurs on or after January 1, 2028, regardless of whether the defendant is confined before, on, or after that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2027.