HB 651 — Participation Credit in State Jail Felony Facilities
Texas would give participation credit to people in state jail felony facilities.
HB 651, by Jones, Venton: Texas would give participation credit to people in state jail felony facilities.
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 651 says: “Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility.” The report names Jones, Venton 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 award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility.”
Author: Jones, Venton. 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 651 caption and author; Bill history for HB 651.