Bill Text: TX HB1315 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to air conditioning requirements at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-13 - Filed [HB1315 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HB1315-Introduced.html
| By: Martinez Fischer | H.B. No. 1315 | |
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| relating to air conditioning requirements at facilities operated by | ||
| the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 501.028 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 501.028. AIR CONDITIONING REQUIREMENTS AT DEPARTMENT | ||
| FACILITIES. The department shall ensure that each cellblock, | ||
| dormitory, and common area in a facility operated by the department | ||
| is equipped with an air conditioning unit that is operating to | ||
| maintain the air temperature at not less than 65 degrees Fahrenheit | ||
| or more than 85 degrees Fahrenheit. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||
