House Bill, 90th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 638
Relating to credit toward a defendant's sentence for time confined in jail or prison before sentencing.
Filed by Rep. Moody on November 9, 2026.
Where it stands
Filed and waiting to be sent to a House committee.
Filed: Current stop
Here now, Filed
A member files the bill with the House and it gets a number.
House committee: Not reached yet
House floor: Not reached yet
Senate committee: Not reached yet
Senate floor: Not reached yet
Governor: Not reached yet
Law: Not reached yet
Progress comes only from the official bill history. A stop is marked done when an official action says so.
How you can weigh in
No hearing is scheduled yet. Committees can't hear bills until the Legislature convenes on January 12, 2027 and committee members are named.
Tell your own legislators, any time
A short call or email to your state representative and senator counts most when you say you live in their district.
You can also use the Legislature's official Who Represents Me lookup.
When a House committee posts a hearing
House hearing notices go up at least five days ahead. Once a bill is posted, Texans can submit a written comment online until the hearing ends, and comments are published with the bill's records.
- Submit a comment on the House portal
- To testify in person at the Capitol, you register on site. Create your witness profile ahead of time to save time.
If it reaches a Senate committee
Senate hearings can be posted with as little as 24 hours' notice. Public testimony is given in person at the Capitol, and notices often limit it to two minutes. The Senate has no online comment form like the House's, so if you can't travel, write to the committee's members directly.
If it passes both chambers
The governor decides whether it becomes law. The lieutenant governor, who runs the Senate, largely decides whether a House bill gets a Senate vote.
What the bill says
A plain-English summary isn't available for this bill yet. When it is, it will be labeled as AI-written and link to the exact version it describes.
Until then, read the official introduced text.
Versions
Committees often rewrite Texas bills. When a new version is published, you'll see what changed from the last one here.
- IntroducedRead onlinePDF
Only the introduced version exists so far.
Official history
- House: Filed
Official sources
Actions, versions, sponsors, and subjects come from the Legislature's bill history files (FTP), last updated by the Legislature 11/9/2026 5:00:22 PM Central.
Bill number, caption, and author come from the Legislature's Today's Filed Bills in the House feed. Last checked November 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM CST.