Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas SB2938: Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners.
Status: Chaptered, May 30, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners.
From the enrolled text, May 20, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 8(a), Article 42.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: (a) A county that transfers a defendant to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under this article shall deliver to an officer designated by the department: (1) a copy of the judgment entered pursuant to Article 42.01, completed on a standardized felony judgment form described by Section 4 of that article; (2) a copy of any order revoking community supervision and imposing sentence pursuant to Article 42A.755, including: (A) any amounts owed for restitution, fines, and court costs, completed on a standardized felony judgment form described by Section 4, Article 42.01; and (B) a copy of the client supervision plan prepared for the defendant by the community supervision and corrections department supervising the defendant, if such a plan was prepared; (3) a written report that states the nature and the seriousness of each offense and that states the citation to the provision or provisions of the Penal Code or other law under which the defendant was convicted; (4) a copy of the victim impact statement, if one has been prepared in the case under Subchapter D, Chapter 56A; (5) …
Sponsors
- Jose Menendez (D, SD-026) · primary sponsor
- Cesar Blanco (D, SD-029)
- Ramon Romero (D, HD-090)
- Carrie Isaac (R, HD-073)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Filed without the Governor's signature
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the House
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Reported enrolled
- : House passage reported
- : Record vote (RV#3026)
- : Passed
- : Read 3rd time
Votes
- Veteran Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3770 (May 20, 2025): 111 yea, 27 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3026 (May 20, 2025): 145 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3813 (May 19, 2025): 123 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#2956 (May 19, 2025): 143 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Military & Veterans, SHERIFFS, Corrections--Jails & Prisons
Common questions
- What is SB2938?
- SB2938 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners.
- What does SB2938 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners.
- What is the status of SB2938?
- Chaptered as of May 30, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (May 30, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB2938?
- Jose Menendez (D, SD-026), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB2938?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB02938
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