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House Bill 1497 |
House Author: Van Arsdale |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Williams |
House Bill 1497 amends the Government Code to provide that if a governmental entity sends a written request for clarification, discussion, or additional information to a person who has requested information under the public information law, and the person does not respond within 60 days, the person's request for public information is considered to have been withdrawn. However, the request may not be considered to be withdrawn unless the entity's request for additional information includes a statement regarding the consequences of a failure to make a timely response and, if the person included a physical or mailing address in the request for public information, the entity sends its request for additional information by certified mail to that address.