TITLE: Relating to rules or procedures of the Commission on Jail Standards regarding prisoner visitation.

SUMMARY: Relating to rules or procedures of the Commission on Jail Standards regarding prisoner visitation.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to rules or procedures of the Commission on Jail Standards regarding prisoner visitation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 511.009(a-1), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a-1) A county jail that as of September 1, 2015, has incurred significant design, engineering, or construction costs to provide prisoner visitation that does not comply with a rule or procedure adopted under Subsection (a)(20), or does not have the physical plant capability to provide the in-person prisoner visitation required by a rule or procedure adopted under Subsection (a)(20), is not required to comply with any commission rule or procedure adopted under Subsection (a)(20). Any addition to or renovation of a county jail to which this subsection applies is not required to comply with any commission rule or procedure adopted under Subsection (a)(20). SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.