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HB 319 — Paying Counties for Pre-Trial Confinement

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HB 319 — Paying Counties for Pre-Trial Confinement

HB 319 — Paying Counties for Pre-Trial Confinement

Texas would pay counties for the people they hold before trial.

By LeRoy Nellis — Independent reporting

HB 319, by Johnson: Texas would pay counties for the people they hold before trial.

A House bill does not decide a case by itself. It sets the rules under which sheriffs, jails, and detention centers operate, and those rules are part of the public record anyone can read.

The caption is the whole description

The Legislature caption for HB 319 says: “Relating to the compensation to a county for certain persons confined in a county jail pending trial.” The report names Johnson 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 the compensation to a county for certain persons confined in a county jail pending trial.”

Author: Johnson. Filed: 11/09/2026.

What to watch next

If the bill moves, the history page will show it. This summary does not predict a vote or an outcome, because the report does not contain one.

Sources: Texas Legislature, Today's Filed Bills in the House (11/09/2026), HB 319 caption and author; Bill history for HB 319.

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Full bill text (Introduced)

90R896 LHC-D By: Johnson H.B. No. 319 relating to the compensation to a county for certain persons confined in a county jail pending trial.

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.

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