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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 2940: Relating to the award of good conduct time to certain inmates; changing parole eligibility.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2940 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the award of good conduct time to certain inmates; changing parole eligibility. Primary sponsor: Venton Jones (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2025): Referred to Corrections.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Venton JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse100

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Corrections
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source