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| 1 | 1 | 86R12102 MAW-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Miles S.B. No. 1846 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the use of restraints on a pregnant woman in the custody | |
| 8 | 8 | of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 501.066(a), Government Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (a) The department may not use restraints to control the | |
| 13 | 13 | movement of a pregnant woman in the custody of the department at any | |
| 14 | 14 | time after the woman's first trimester and until the woman has | |
| 15 | 15 | recovered [during which the woman is in labor or delivery or | |
| 16 | 16 | recovering] from delivery, unless the director or director's | |
| 17 | 17 | designee determines that the use of restraints is necessary to: | |
| 18 | 18 | (1) ensure the safety and security of the woman or her | |
| 19 | 19 | infant, department or medical personnel, or any member of the | |
| 20 | 20 | public; or | |
| 21 | 21 | (2) prevent a substantial risk that the woman will | |
| 22 | 22 | attempt escape. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |