Re-Entry Fact Sheets
During the 80th legislative session, TCJC created fact sheets on many of the proposed bills that would strengthen re-entry programs and address personal responsibility issues within Texas' criminal justice system. Check out our re-entry section on the 80th legislative session for more details on these bills (bill summaries, testimonies, talking points, and bill analyses).
SB 1750 - Relating to the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.
HB 2537 - Relating to liability for hiring an employee or an independent contractor who has been convicted of a nonviolent criminal offense
HB 3637 - Relating to the administration of Project RIO (Reintegration of Offenders).
HB 3628 - Relating to restrictions on the disclosure of certain criminal history records and to the duty of law enforcement agencies regarding records associated with certain defendants.
HB 770 - Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to provide notice to certain persons of the right to vote.
HB 854 - Relating to the eligibility of and requirements applicable to certain persons for food stamps.
HB 800 - Relating to permitting certain persons placed on deferred adjudication to seek an expunction of arrest records and files.
HB 3654 - Relating to the placement of certain releasees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in treatment centers, residential facilities, or halfway houses.