Bill Text: TX HB4510 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the use of restraints on a pregnant woman in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-26 - Referred to Corrections [HB4510 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB4510-Introduced.html

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86R12102 MAW-D
By: Johnson of Harris H.B. No. 4510

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of restraints on a pregnant woman in the custody
of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 501.066(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The department may not use restraints to control the
movement of a pregnant woman in the custody of the department at any
time after the woman's first trimester and until the woman has
recovered [during which the woman is in labor or delivery or
recovering] from delivery, unless the director or director's
designee determines that the use of restraints is necessary to:
(1) ensure the safety and security of the woman or her
infant, department or medical personnel, or any member of the
public; or
(2) prevent a substantial risk that the woman will
attempt escape.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.