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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the availability of certain information regarding |
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persons who provide materials used in the execution of a convict. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.1081, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.1081. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN |
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INFORMATION REGARDING EXECUTION OF CONVICT. (a) Information is |
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excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if it contains |
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identifying information that is confidential under Article |
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43.14(b) [43.14], Code of Criminal Procedure, including that of[: |
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[(1)] any person who participates in an execution |
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procedure, including a person who uses [, supplies,] or administers |
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a substance during the execution. |
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(b) The exception to disclosure provided by Subsection (a) |
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does not apply to identifying information about a [; and |
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[(2) any] person or entity that manufactures, |
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transports, tests, procures, compounds, prescribes, dispenses, or |
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provides a substance or supplies used in an execution. |
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SECTION 2. Article 43.14, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The] name, |
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address, and other identifying information of [the following is |
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confidential and excepted from disclosure under Section 552.021, |
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Government Code: |
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[(1)] any person who participates in an execution |
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procedure described by Subsection (a), including a person who uses |
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[, supplies,] or administers a substance during the execution, is |
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confidential and excepted from required disclosure under Section |
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552.021, Government Code. |
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(c) The name, address, and other identifying information of |
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[; and |
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[(2)] any person or entity that manufactures, |
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transports, tests, procures, compounds, prescribes, dispenses, or |
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provides a substance or supplies used in an execution is public |
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information, is not confidential, and is not excepted from required |
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disclosure under Section 552.021, Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a request for information that is received by a governmental body or |
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officer for public information on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |