Bill Text: TX HB936 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub

Texas House Bill 936 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to a study on reducing the level at which the air temperature in facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is regulated.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-25 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB936 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB936-Comm_Sub.html

	86R27238 JG-D

	By: Canales, et al.	H.B. No. 936

	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 936:

	By: White	C.S.H.B. No. 936



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to a study on reducing the level at which the air
	temperature in facilities operated by the Texas Department of
	Criminal Justice is regulated.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 501.026 to read as follows:
	Sec. 501.026. STUDY ON REDUCING AIR TEMPERATURE IN
	FACILITIES OPERATED BY DEPARTMENT. (a) The department shall
	contract with a qualified independent vendor to conduct a study on
	reducing the air temperature in facilities operated by the
	department. The study must:
	(1) identify the most cost-effective measures to
	reduce the air temperature;
	(2) estimate the costs to the department of
	implementing those measures; and
	(3) estimate the amount of time necessary to implement
	those measures.
	(b) Not later than August 31, 2020, the department shall
	prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the
	speaker of the house of representatives, and each standing
	committee of the legislature having primary jurisdiction over the
	department a written report that summarizes the results of the
	study conducted under this section.
	(c) This section expires January 1, 2021.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2019.