This law doesn't directly change your household budget or taxes. If you have family members in Texas prisons, they may have safer and healthier conditions.
$30,000-$60,000
This law doesn't affect your income or expenses directly. Your tax dollars may go toward upgrading prison air conditioning and heating systems over time.
$60,000-$100,000
No direct impact on your household finances. State spending on prison facility upgrades could be funded through existing budgets or future tax revenue.
Over $100,000
This policy doesn't change your income or spending directly. As a higher taxpayer, you may contribute more to funding prison facility improvements.
What you can do right now
Your voice carries more weight when it comes from the people a policy affects.
A.J. LouderbackTexas State Representative, District 30
HB 313 is a state law that sets temperature standards for facilities run by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The law requires all prison buildings to stay between 65 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. This protects the health and safety of people inside these facilities. The law takes effect September 1, 2026.