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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure or release of certain information |
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received by the attorney general regarding an application for |
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compensation from the crime victims' compensation fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 56B.058(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An application for compensation under this chapter and |
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any information, document, summary, or other record provided to or |
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received, maintained, or created by the attorney general under this |
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chapter, including a report released to the attorney general under |
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Article 56B.054(f), is: |
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(1) except as provided by Section 552.132(c), |
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Government Code, not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552 of |
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that code; and |
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(2) except as provided by Subsection (c), not subject |
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to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal |
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compulsion for release. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2355 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2355 was passed by the Senate on May |
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23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |