Texas HB5492 amends impeachment and removal procedures for public officers, including disqualification and trial rules.

Texas HB5492 amends the Texas Government Code to change the grounds for the impeachment or removal from office of certain public officers. It specifies that an officer can only be removed for acts committed while holding office. The bill also mandates that all witness testimony in impeachment proceedings must be given under oath and in an open session. Additionally, it disqualifies members of the House or Senate from voting in an impeachment proceeding if they are related to the officer within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity.

Texas HB5492 amends impeachment and removal procedures for public officers, including disqualification and trial rules.

Texas HB5492 amends the Texas Government Code to change the grounds for the impeachment or removal from office of certain public officers. It specifies that an officer can only be removed for acts committed while holding office. The bill also mandates that all witness testimony in impeachment proceedings must be given under oath and in an open session. Additionally, it disqualifies members of the House or Senate from voting in an impeachment proceeding if they are related to the officer within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity.