Relating to providing children committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department with certain documents on discharge or release.
Bill overview
Relating to providing children committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department with certain documents on discharge or release.
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HB 2814 sources, status methodology and verification
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KeepTXRed summary
HB 2814 was a House-passed reentry proposal requiring earlier efforts to obtain identification documents for youth leaving TJJD and for qualifying people released from county jails. The Senate did not pass it.
What would change
For TJJD youth, the bill would have moved document requests to intake so a personal ID, birth certificate and Social Security card could be available by release. For qualifying county-jail prisoners, sheriffs would have checked for identification and requested missing documents, supported by an agency memorandum of understanding. The bill also proposed a $5 fee for specified identification credentials.
Who may be affected
Youth leaving TJJD, people discharged from county jails, sheriffs, county commissioners courts, DPS, DSHS, the Commission on Jail Standards, employers and housing providers assisting reentry.
When it would take effect
HB 2814 did not take effect. It passed the House and was referred to Senate Criminal Justice but did not receive final Senate passage. The county-jail provisions would have applied to discharges on or after December 1, 2025.
Limits and uncertainty
The proposed identification-document duties were not enacted through HB 2814. Existing TJJD, county-jail and DPS programs control current release-document practices.
Editorial sources and review notes
Official House-engrossed text, committee analysis and stages reviewed. House passed; Senate did not.
Editorial explanation reviewed 9/6/2026.
Current status
Passed
Referred to Criminal Justice
Latest official action
Referred to Criminal Justice
May 19, 2025 · house
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Committee history
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Legislative timeline
Referred to Criminal Justice
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