CS/HB 913: Inmate Services
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Johnson
Inmate Services; Requires funds from Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund to be used for specified purposes; revises compensation for provision of inmate medical services by certain providers; requires Medicaid health care provider to provide inmate patients with reasonable access to medical services; revises compensation for provision of inmate emergency medical transportation services.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/28/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 1/28/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/29/2025 House • Filed
1/12/2026 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/26/2026 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
1/28/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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CS/HB 913, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/28/2026 at 2:32 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1012 Inmate Services Yarborough Identical Last Action: 1/28/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 944.72 Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund. Page 6 (pdf) 945.215 Inmate welfare and employee benefit trust funds. Page 1 (pdf) 945.6041 Inmate medical services. Page 2 (pdf) -
HB 913, Original Filed Version Posted 12/29/2025 at 8:41 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1012 Inmate Services Yarborough Identical Last Action: 1/28/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 237943 - Amendment
Remove lines 3-5 and insert:Johnson 1/27/2026
4:57 PMAdopted
1/28/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 944.72 Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund. Page 6 (pdf) 945.215 Inmate welfare and employee benefit trust funds. Page 1 (pdf) 945.6041 Inmate medical services. Page 2 (pdf)