Texas House Bills — County Jail Bills Filed 11/09/2026

These are the county jail, custody, and detention bills from the Texas Legislature report of 11/09/2026 (90th Legislature). Each bill has its own page with a short summary drawn only from the official caption.

• HB 154: County Jail Prisoners Held Out of State — González, Mary
  Texas would require reports on people held in county jails outside Texas.
• HB 158: County Jail Standards for Pregnant Prisoners — González, Mary
  Texas would set minimum county jail standards for pregnant and postpartum prisoners.
• HB 177: Releasing Defendants Held While Awaiting Trial — Jones, Jolanda
  Texas would let certain defendants held in jail while waiting for trial be released.
• HB 181: Standards for Holding County Prisoners Out of State — González, Mary
  Texas would set standards for holding county prisoners outside Texas.
• HB 249: County Bail Bond Board Meetings — Flores
  Texas would set how often county bail bond boards must meet.
• HB 253: Investigating a Death in a County Jail — Collier
  Texas would set rules for investigating a death in a county jail.
• HB 319: Paying Counties for Pre-Trial Confinement — Johnson
  Texas would pay counties for the people they hold before trial.
• HB 411: Drug and Alcohol Testing After Officer Deaths — Flores
  Texas would require drug and alcohol testing rules after an officer is involved in an injury or death.
• HB 638: Counting Pre-Sentence Jail Time — Moody
  Texas would count jail and prison time before sentencing toward the sentence.
• HB 651: Participation Credit in State Jail Felony Facilities — Jones, Venton
  Texas would give participation credit to people in state jail felony facilities.
• HB 670: Personal Bond for Misdemeanors and State Jail Felonies — Moody
  Texas would let people charged with a misdemeanor or state jail felony out on personal bond.
• HB 686: Public Database of Jail Noncompliance — Ochoa
  Texas would put jail noncompliance records in a public database.
• HB 736: Suing a Detention Operator Over Custody Deaths — Perez, Vincent
  Texas would let families sue a detention facility operator over a death or injury in custody and over missing custody records.
• HB 738: Civil Detention Standards and Death Reporting — Perez, Vincent
  Texas would set minimum standards for civil detention facilities, with inspections and death and serious injury reporting.
• HB 792: Harris County Jail Living Conditions Study — Reynolds
  Texas would order a study of living conditions and safety in the Harris County jail.