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      S.B. No. 860         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  Chapter 328, Government Code, is repealed.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.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 860 passed the Senate on   April 10, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 29, Nays 1.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 860 passed the House on   May 23, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 133, Nays 4, one   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor