Welcome to TCJE’s 2019 Bill Analysis Guide! Click the blue links to learn more about the new laws in each category, and head over to our blog post to see all the bills in one place.
YOUTH JUSTICE BILLS
- School-Related Reforms
HB 18, HB 19, HB 65, HB 548, HB 906, HB 2184, HB 3630, SB 435, SB 712, SB 1746
- Supports for Young People in Foster Care or Who are Homeless
HB 53, HB 123, HB 475, HB 692, HB 811, HB 1702, HB 2229, HB 2564, SB 355
- Improvements to Juvenile Court Processes & Expansion of Record Sealing
HB 1760, HB 2737
BILLS RELATED TO DECARCERATION, SENTENCING REFORM & COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTS
- Safe Diversions from Incarceration & Support for Community-Based Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment
HB 374, HB 1070, HB 2813, HB 2955, HB 3529, HB 3540, HB 3980, HB 4429, HB 4468, HCR 137, HCR 148, SB 306, SB 633, SB 822, SB 1180, SB 1636
- Opioid-Related Reforms
HB 405, HB 3285, SB 340, SB 436
- Human and Sexual Trafficking-Related Reforms
HB 111, HB 292, HB 403, HB 2059, HB 3800, HCR 35, SB 72, SB 1219
- Sentencing-Related Reforms & Penalty Reductions
HB 427, HB 446, HB 1279, HB 1325, HB 2835, HB 3582
WOMEN’S JUSTICE BILLS
- State-Level Reforms
HB 405, HB 650, HB 812, HB 1374, HB 3227, SB 436
- County-Level Reforms
HB 1651, HB 2169
BILLS RELATED TO CONFINEMENT IN STATE OR LOCAL CORRECTIONS FACILITIES
- State-Level Reforms
HB 812, HB 1191, HB 3227
- County-Level Reforms
HB 3116, HB 4468, SB 1700
REENTRY & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BILLS
- Improved Access to Employment and Economic Opportunity
HB 700, HB 714, HB 918, HB 1342, HB 1483, HB 2784, SB 37, SB 1531
- Reduction in Long-Term Impact of a Conviction
HB 162
BILLS RELATED TO OTHER JUSTICE ISSUES
- Policing-Related Reforms
HB 1386, HB 4236
- Fee & Surcharge-Related Reforms
HB 435, HB 1631, HB 2048
- Defense-Related Reform
SB 583