89th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 1410
Relating to prohibiting the confinement of inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in facilities operated by private vendors.
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89R5162 BCH-D By: Meza H.B. No. 1410 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to prohibiting the confinement of inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in facilities operated by private vendors. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 493.036 to read as follows: Sec. 493.036. HOUSING IN PRIVATE FACILITY PROHIBITED. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Subsection (b), the department may not house or confine in a facility owned,