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      By: Martinez Fischer H.B. No. 1315       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to air conditioning requirements at facilities operated by   the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 501.028 to read as follows:           Sec.   501.028.     AIR CONDITIONING REQUIREMENTS AT DEPARTMENT   FACILITIES. The department shall ensure that each cellblock,   dormitory, and common area in a facility operated by the department   is equipped with an air conditioning unit that is operating to   maintain the air temperature at not less than 65 degrees Fahrenheit   or more than 85 degrees Fahrenheit.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.