SB 860 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.

SB 860 abolishes Texas's Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee by repealing the law that established it (Chapter 328, Government Code). The bill redirects the committee's former reporting responsibilities to relevant standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over criminal justice. Specifically, it amends statutes requiring annual reports from the director of the department and the parole board to be submitted directly to those standing committees instead of the abolished committee. This change takes effect immediately upon the Governor's signature, streamlining reporting without altering the underlying reporting requirements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 20, 2025
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This bill was formatted from its 'Engrossed' version to the final 'Enrolled' version ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with only formatting, spacing, and layout adjustments made to prepare the bill for official enactment.
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Bill number and title formatting were updated from 'S.B.ANo.A860' to '89(R) SB 860 - Enrolled version - Bill Text'.

Line breaks, spacing, and indentation were adjusted throughout the document to standardize the enrolled format.

Added certification signatures for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Chief Clerk of the House, and Governor approval section.

Floor votes · House May 22, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (135-1-6)
house
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote reconsidered in committee
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
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Photo of Ryan Guillen
Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
TX
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