Texas · House Bill 1563 · 88th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the compensation for…

HB 1563 Sponsored by Sam Harless Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Jan 24, 2023
  2. In committee Mar 3, 2023
  3. Passed the House Apr 28, 2023
  4. Died  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the compensation for certain costs of confinement.

Every action

34 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 26 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. HouseReferred to Corrections
  4. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · House Corrections
  5. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · House Corrections
  6. CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House Corrections
  7. CommitteeTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · House Corrections
  8. CommitteeLeft pending in committee · House Corrections
  9. CommitteeConsidered in formal meeting · House Corrections
  10. CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House Corrections
  11. CommitteeRecommended to be sent to Local & Consent · House Corrections
  12. CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · House Corrections
  13. HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  14. HouseCommittee report distributed
  15. HouseComm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
  16. HouseConsidered in Local & Consent Calendars
  17. HousePlaced on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
  18. HouseRead 2nd time
  19. HousePassed to engrossment
  20. HouseNonrecord vote recorded in Journal
  21. HouseRead 3rd time
  22. HousePassed
  23. HouseRecord vote (RV#681)
  24. HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  25. HouseNonrecord vote recorded in Journal
  26. HouseReported engrossed
  1. SenateReceived from the House
  2. SenateRead first time
  3. SenateReferred to Finance
  4. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · Senate Finance
  5. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · Senate Finance
  6. CommitteeTestimony taken in committee · Senate Finance
  7. CommitteeLeft pending in committee · Senate Finance
  8. SenateCo-sponsor authorized

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 12, 2023 House Corrections Corrections: Reported favorably as substituted Passed 8–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

All 2 cosponsors

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.