| 1 | 1 | | 88R13714 BDP-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Reynolds H.B. No. 3434 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a study conducted by the Commission on Jail Standards on |
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| 8 | 8 | | the living conditions and safety of persons confined in the Harris |
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| 9 | 9 | | County jail. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. (a) The Commission on Jail Standards shall |
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| 12 | 12 | | conduct a study to evaluate the living conditions and safety of |
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| 13 | 13 | | persons confined in the Harris County jail. |
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| 14 | 14 | | (b) Not later than December 1, 2024, the Commission on Jail |
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| 15 | 15 | | Standards shall submit to the legislature a written report on the |
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| 16 | 16 | | results of the study and any recommendations for legislative or |
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| 17 | 17 | | other action to improve the living conditions and safety of persons |
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| 18 | 18 | | confined in the Harris County jail. |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 2. This Act expires September 1, 2025. |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 21 | 21 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 22 | 22 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 23 | 23 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 24 | 24 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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