HB 2961
AN ACT relating to access under the public information law to certain
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Modifies Texas public information law regarding law enforcement records, allowing greater access to certain information under specific conditions. If a person depicted in a record (other than a peace officer) is no longer alive or is willing to consent, the previous exceptions blocking disclosure would not apply. The changes will take effect for information requests received on or after September 1, 2025, potentially increasing transparency in public records related to law enforcement documents.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to access under the public information law to certain information held by a law enforcement agency or prosecutor. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 552.108(d), Government Code, as added by Chapter 986 (H.B. 30), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is redesignated as Section 552.108(c-1), Government Code, and amended to read as follows: (c-1) [(d)] The exceptions [exception] to disclosure provided by Subsections [Subsection] (a)(2) and (b)(2) do [does] not apply to information, records, or notations if: (1) a person who is described by or depicted in the information, record, or notation, other than a peace officer, is (2) each person who is described by or depicted in the information, record, or notation, other than a person who is deceased or incapacitated, consents to the release of the information, record, or notation. SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section 552.108, Government Code, apply only to a request for information that is received by a governmental body or an officer or employee of a governmental body on or after the effective date of this Act. A request for information that was received before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the request was received, and the former law is continued in effect for that SECTION 3. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Law Enforcement and related subject areas.
Robert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Allen E. Blakemore
Michael J. Johnson
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Leslie Pardue
Fred Shannon
Sarah Hicks
Matthew Bentley
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to access under the public information law to certain
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