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TX HB 5565

died on adjournment

Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

Quick answers

Did TX HB 5565 pass?

No. TX HB 5565 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-07): Referred to Corrections

What is TX HB 5565 about?

TX HB 5565 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 5565?

Canales is the primary sponsor of TX HB 5565.

Introduced
2025-04-07
Latest action
2025-04-07 — Referred to Corrections
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Canalesprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-14

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-04-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-04-07

    Referred to Corrections

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Attribution

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