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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1515: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1515 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District. Primary sponsor: Terry Canales (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 9, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Terry CanalesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Committee report sent to Calendars
  2. Committee report distributed
  3. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  4. Reported favorably as substituted
  5. Committee substitute considered in committee
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  9. Considered in public hearing
  10. Referred to Corrections
  11. Read first time
  12. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source