HB 736 — Suing a Detention Operator Over Custody Deaths
Texas would let families sue a detention facility operator over a death or injury in custody and over missing custody records.
HB 736, by Perez, Vincent: Texas would let families sue a detention facility operator over a death or injury in custody and over missing custody records.
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 736 says: “Relating to the liability of a person operating a detention facility in this state for the death of or injury to an individual in custody and for the failure to maintain and disclose custody records; providing a civil cause of action.” The report names Perez, Vincent 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 liability of a person operating a detention facility in this state for the death of or injury to an individual in custody and for the failure to maintain and disclose custody records; providing a civil cause of action.”
Author: Perez, Vincent. 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 736 caption and author; Bill history for HB 736.