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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media |
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devices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 263, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 263.1521 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 263.1521. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN SENSITIVE MEDIA |
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DEVICES. (a) In this section, "sensitive media device" means a |
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data storage device that the commissioners court of a county |
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determines the county has used to store data the maintenance or |
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disclosure of which is regulated by state or federal law. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 263.152, the commissioners |
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court of a county may order the destruction of a sensitive media |
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device: |
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(1) that is salvage or surplus property; and |
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(2) for which the commissioners court determines that |
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the destruction of the sensitive media device is necessary to |
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prevent inadvertent disclosure of information in connection with |
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the disposal of the device. |
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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 hereby certify that S.B. No. 1079 passed the Senate on |
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April 16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1079 passed the House on |
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May 16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 87, Nays 35, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |