By:  Phillips                                                     H.B. No. 549



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting the introduction of certain items in 
certain local jails.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 38.11(a), Penal Code, is amended to read 
as follows:     
	(a)  A person commits an offense if the person provides:                       
		(1)  an alcoholic beverage, controlled substance, or 
dangerous drug to an inmate of a correctional facility, except on 
the prescription of a physician or practitioner, as defined in 
Section 551.003, Occupations Code;
		(2)  a deadly weapon to an inmate of a correctional 
facility; or            
		(3)  a cellular telephone, cigarette, tobacco product, 
or money to:  
			(A)  an inmate of a correctional facility operated 
by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; 
or
			(B)  a person confined in a local jail regulated 
by the Commission on Jail Standards.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the 
legislative session.