Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas SB860: Relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.
From the enrolled text, May 23, 2025:
AN ACT relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 328, Government Code, is repealed. SECTION 2. Section 493.027(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The director annually shall submit a report to[ADDED: each ] [ADDED: standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction ] [ADDED: over the department][[DELETED: the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight ] [DELETED: Committee]] on the outcome of any meetings held under this section. The report must: (1) be signed by the director and each representative of an employee organization described by Subsection (a) that participates in the meetings; and (2) include a statement from each party regarding the impact of the meetings on the recruitment and retention of department employees and on employee morale. SECTION 3. Section 508.1445(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The board annually shall submit a report to [[DELETED: the ] [DELETED: Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee,]] the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding officers of the standing committees in the senate and house of representatives primarily responsible for criminal justice regarding the board's application of the parole guidelines adopted under Section 508.144. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote …
Sponsors
- Peter Flores (R, SD-024) · primary sponsor
- Ryan Guillen (R, HD-031)
Latest actions
- : Effective immediately
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the House
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Reported enrolled
- : House passage reported
- : Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- : Record vote (RV#3355)
- : Passed
Votes
- State Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Criminal Justice Committee Vote (Out of committee): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#4044 (May 23, 2025): 119 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3355 (May 23, 2025): 133 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3907 (May 22, 2025): 137 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3280 (May 22, 2025): 137 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (VB4VH), Criminal Procedure--General, Corrections--Jails & Prisons
Common questions
- What is SB860?
- SB860 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.
- What does SB860 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.
- What is the status of SB860?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective immediately (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB860?
- Peter Flores (R, SD-024), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB860?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB00860
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