Texas SB2051 amends impeachment procedures and grounds for removal of certain public officers.

Texas SB2051 amends the Government Code to revise procedures for impeachment and removal of certain public officers. It mandates that all witness testimony in impeachment proceedings and trials must be given under oath and in open sessions. The bill also requires the House and Senate to report costs incurred during impeachment proceedings and trials. Additionally, it disqualifies members of the House and Senate from voting in impeachment proceedings if they are related to the officer within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity.

Texas SB2051 amends impeachment procedures and grounds for removal of certain public officers.

Texas SB2051 amends the Government Code to revise procedures for impeachment and removal of certain public officers. It mandates that all witness testimony in impeachment proceedings and trials must be given under oath and in open sessions. The bill also requires the House and Senate to report costs incurred during impeachment proceedings and trials. Additionally, it disqualifies members of the House and Senate from voting in impeachment proceedings if they are related to the officer within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity.