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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 86(R)

House Bill 685

House Author:  Clardy et al.

Effective:  6-14-19

Senate Sponsor:  Hughes


            House Bill 685 amends the Government Code to exempt a court clerk from liability for the release of certain court documents and to grant immunity from suit and from liability to a court clerk, the county in which the court is located, and the commissioners court of that county for the release or disclosure of information that is confidential or otherwise prohibited from disclosure and that is accessed from a state court document database if the clerk performs the duties as clerk in good faith.