Relating to the impeachment or removal from office of certain public officers, including procedures governing the impeachment, trial on impeachment, and disqualification of state officers, and to the grounds for which certain public officers may be removed from office.

HB 5492 updates Texas impeachment procedures for state officers. It requires testimony in impeachment proceedings to be given under oath in open sessions (Sec. 665.008), mandates 48-hour notice of committee materials to all House members (Sec. 665.009), and disqualifies House members with close family ties (within third degree) to the accused officer from voting (Sec. 665.010). The bill also requires the House to track and report all costs of impeachment proceedings to specified officials within 60 days of conclusion (Sec. 665.011). These changes directly affect state officers facing impeachment and legislators conducting impeachment proceedings.