HB 3645
AN ACT relating to the applicability of the public information law to
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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What This Bill Does
Clarifies that information from toll project entities is generally considered public information under Texas law, with specific protections for electronic toll collection customer account details. It ensures transparency by making most toll project and entity information accessible to the public, while maintaining privacy safeguards for individual customer accounts. The legislation will take effect on September 1, 2025, applying to toll project entities and their comprehensive development agreements.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the applicability of the public information law to information of a toll project entity. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 372.003 to read as follows: Sec. 372.003. PUBLIC INFORMATION. Except as otherwise provided by law, including the confidentiality of electronic toll collection customer account information described by Section 372.058(a), information of a toll project entity is public information under Chapter 552, Government Code, including information related to a toll project that is the subject of a comprehensive development agreement entered into by the toll SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the applicability of the public information law to
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