Texas · House Bill 2647 · 89th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to the establishment of the inmate legal services office and to the appointment and compensation of certain legal counsel for certain…

HB 2647 Sponsored by Harold V. Dutton, Jr. Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 11, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 18, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  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 establishment of the inmate legal services office and to the appointment and compensation of certain legal counsel for certain indigent inmates and other persons in secure correctional facilities.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. HouseReferred to Criminal Jurisprudence

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.