Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 3215 amends provisions of the Government Code to authorize the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Youth Commission to take voluntary samples or specimens from any inmate. The act authorizes the departments to use force if necessary to obtain the samples or specimens from inmates who are required by law to provide them. The act permits the departments to contract with an outside entity to collect the samples.

House Bill 3215 requires the Texas Youth Commission to maintain a record of the collection, to preserve a sample or a specimen collected, and to send the sample or specimen to the director for scientific analysis.