Monitoring the Session

SB 860

bill abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee

Became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Pete FloresRSenate 24

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The director’s report goes to the standing committees instead.

The bill repeals the state law that creates the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee, which ends that committee. Two existing annual reports from the prison department director and the parole board would no longer go to that committee, and the director's report would go instead to the standing legislative committees that oversee the department. On the ground, one legislative oversight body disappears, and its reporting traffic moves to committees that already exist.

Labels

Labels: INSTANT LAW. Took effect immediately, on Jun 20, 2025. 833 of the 1,185 graded 89R laws took effect Sep 1, 2025 (derived from the bill histories, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB860 · 2025-01-22

SOLD BY

Sen. Pete FloresRSenate 24

ITEM

relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.

WHAT IT DOES

The director’s report goes to the standing committees instead.

The bill repeals the state law that creates the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee, which ends that committee. Two existing annual reports from the prison department director and the parole board would no longer go to that committee, and the director's report would go instead to the standing legislative committees that oversee the department. On the ground, one legislative oversight body disappears, and its reporting traffic moves to committees that already exist.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 23, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Criminal Justice
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken in committee
  8. Vote taken in committee
  9. Vote reconsidered in committee
  10. Vote taken in committee
  11. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  12. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  13. Committee report printed and distributed
  14. Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  15. Laid before the Senate
  16. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  17. Vote recorded in Journal
  18. Three day rule suspended
  19. Record vote
  20. Read 3rd time
  21. Passed
  22. Record vote
  23. Reported engrossed
  24. Received from the Senate
  25. Read first time
  26. Referred to State Affairs
  27. Considered in formal meeting
  28. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  29. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  30. Committee report distributed
  31. Committee report sent to Calendars
  32. Considered in Calendars
  33. Placed on General State Calendar
  34. Read 2nd time
  35. Passed to 3rd reading
  36. Record vote RV#3280
  37. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  38. Read 3rd time
  39. Passed
  40. Record vote RV#3355
  41. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  42. House passage reported
  43. Reported enrolled
  44. Signed in the Senate
  45. Signed in the House
  46. Sent to the Governor
  47. Signed by the Governor
  48. Effective immediately
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 133 yea · 4 nay

Senate · 29 yea · 1 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 23, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · Apr 10, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Pete Flores

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$55KMorris Jaffe$25,000Justin Jaffe$25,000

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 12, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$55,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$55,000.00

Cash
$55,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$55,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100985131, 101008112, 101072110.

Morris Jaffe$25,000.00
Justin Jaffe$25,000.00
Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$55,000.00

Cash
$55,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$55,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100985131, 101008112, 101072110.

Votes5

House May 23, 2025

Yea
133
Nay
4
Present, not voting
1
Absent
6
Excused
6
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3355

SB 860 was passed by (Record 3355): 133 Yeas, 4 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 133 (published)
  • Nay: 4 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 6 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 6 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 22, 2025

Yea
137
Nay
2
Present, not voting
3
Absent
4
Excused
4
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3280

SB 860 was passed to third reading by (Record 3280): 137 Yeas, 2 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 137 (published)
  • Nay: 2 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 3 (published)
  • Absent: 4 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 4 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 10, 2025

Final passage

Yea
29
Nay
1
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

SB 860 (Flores) Relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee. (viva voce vote) (29-1) "Nay" Gutierrez (29-1) "Nay" Gutierrez

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 29 (published)
  • Nay: 1 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 10, 2025

Suspension of the three-day rule

Yea
29
Nay
1
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

SB 860 (Flores) Relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee. (viva voce vote) (29-1) "Nay" Gutierrez (29-1) "Nay" Gutierrez

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 29 (published)
  • Nay: 1 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 10, 2025

Passage to engrossment

Yea
Not printed
Nay
Not printed
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

SB 860 (Flores) Relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee. (viva voce vote) (29-1) "Nay" Gutierrez (29-1) "Nay" Gutierrez

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: Not printed
  • Nay: Not printed
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses7
For
5
Against
1
On
1
Names

For

  • Gama Warden Peace Officers Association1 registration
  • San Antonio Police Officers Association1 registration
  • San antonio police officers association1 registration
  • Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
  • Texas Appleseed1 registration

Against

  • Texas Civil Rights Project1 registration

On

  • Texas civil commitment office1 registration
Sources

7 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 23, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Jan 22, 2025

06/20/2025 E Effective immediately

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Sponsors
Ryan GuillenRHouse 31

House committee · State Affairs · Committee vote 13 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Criminal Justice · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

Corrections--Jails & Prisons

Criminal Procedure--General

CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (VB4VH)

Text

The text as introduced · 265 words

89R8224 BCH-D

By: Flores
S.B. No. 860

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

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 each

standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction

over the department [ the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight

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 [ the

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 of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.