HB 4214
AN ACT relating to the public information law.
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Section 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the public information law. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 552.234, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: (e) On or before October 1 of each year, a governmental body subject to the requirements of this Chapter must notify the attorney general of the mailing address and electronic mail address designated by the governmental body for receiving written requests (f) The attorney general shall create and maintain on its public Internet website a publicly accessible database of the mailing address and electronic mail address provided by each governmental body under subsection (e) for receiving written requests for public information. Section 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
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Adnelis M. Perez Vega
PremiumBrianna M. Menard
Robert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Michael J. Johnson
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Leslie Pardue
Fred Shannon
Sean Abbott
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the public information law.
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