System updates will be applied on February 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM. These updates will include changes to the user interface. Work is expected to take approximately 30 minutes to complete, during which the site will be unavailable.
Amend CSSB 1, under Article XI, Sec. 1, Article IX, on pages
XI-18 and 19 by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:
____. Contingency Appropriation for HB 3598 - SB 1118 or
similar legislation. In addition to the amounts in Strategy A.1.1,
Basic Supervision, contingent on enactment of SB 1118, or similar
legislation, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) shall
expend an additional $1 Million in fiscal year 2010 and $1 Million
in 2011 as well as the necessary additional FTE's for the purpose of
establishing a FRESH START program comprising active GPS monitoring
and aftercare treatment program, mandating courts to place
offenders meeting the sentencing criteria listed contingent on
enactment of SB 1118, or similar legislation, who would have
otherwise been sentenced to incarceration, be placed in a FRESH
START program as defined in HB 3598 - SB 1118 or similar legislation
for a period of not less than 18 months.