SB 1160: Office of the Corrections Ombudsman

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Smith

Office of the Corrections Ombudsman; Creating the Office of the Corrections Ombudsman within the legislative branch; requiring the Legislature to establish a Corrections Oversight Committee on or before a certain date; requiring the Department of Corrections to provide the Ombudsman and committee members with access to certain department facilities and records; requiring confidentiality of in-person communications between incarcerated persons or facility staff members and the Ombudsman or a committee member, etc. APPROPRIATION: $250,000

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/6/2026 09:10 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1162 by Rodriguez Public Records/Office of the Corrections Ombudsman and the Corrections Oversight Committee Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Criminal Justice	Linked
  H 889 by Valdés Office of the Corrections Ombudsman Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Identical
  H 891 by Valdés Pub. Rec./Office of the Corrections Ombudsman Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Compare
  S 1710 by Smith Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsperson Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Criminal Justice	Compare

• Citations - Statute (1)

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/6/2026	S	• Filed
  1/12/2026	S	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Criminal Justice