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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 5565: Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

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 5565 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Primary sponsor: Terry Canales (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 7, 2025): Referred to Corrections.

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. Referred to Corrections
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

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