SB 1710: Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsperson

GENERAL BILL by Smith

Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsperson; Creating the Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsperson within the Department of Corrections; establishing the Corrections Oversight Committee; authorizing the office to subpoena department records, employees, or contractors; requiring the office to conduct periodic inspections of department facilities; requiring the office to create an electronic family form and make it available on the office’s public website for a specified purpose, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,500,000

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/9/2026 04:02 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

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

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 889 by Valdés Office of the Corrections Ombudsman Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Compare
  S 1160 by Rodriguez Office of the Corrections Ombudsman Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Criminal Justice	Compare

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  944.101		Page 3 (pdf)
  944.102		Page 21 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/9/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
  1/22/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Criminal Justice