HB 154 — County Jail Prisoners Held Out of State

Texas would require reports on people held in county jails outside Texas.

By LeRoy Nellis — Independent reporting

HB 154, by González, Mary: Texas would require reports on people held in county jails outside Texas.

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The caption is the whole description

The Legislature caption for HB 154 says: “Relating to reports regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state jails.” The report names González, Mary as author and shows the last action as H Filed on 11/09/2026. This page adds no other claims on purpose.

What it would mean

The caption describes a single change. It does not describe a committee result, a fiscal note, or an outcome, and neither does this page. Those would have to come from the history page, not from a guess. The caption itself: “Relating to reports regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state jails.”

Author: González, Mary. Filed: 11/09/2026.

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Sources: Texas Legislature, Today's Filed Bills in the House (11/09/2026), HB 154 caption and author; Bill history for HB 154.

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Full bill text (Introduced)

90R3458 GW-D By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 154 relating to reports regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state jails.

SECTION 1. Chapter 511, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 511.01055 to read as follows: Sec. 511.01055. REPORTS REGARDING PRISONERS CONFINED IN OUT-OF-STATE JAILS. (a) Not later than February 1 of each year, each county jail shall submit to the commission a report regarding the confinement of prisoners in out-of-state jails during the preceding calendar year due to overcrowding in the county jail. The report must include: (1) the total number of prisoners confined in out-of-state jails; and (2) the total number of prisoners who died while confined in out-of-state jails. (b) The commission shall prescribe a form for the report required by Subsection (a). (c) Not later than March 1 of each year, the commission shall submit a report summarizing the information submitted under Subsection (a) for the preceding calendar year to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over the commission.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.

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