Amend HB 951 by adding the following appropriately numbered
SECTION to the bill and renumbering existing SECTIONS of the bill
appropriately:
      SECTION ____.  Section 552.301(a), Government Code is amended
to read as follows:
      (a)  A governmental body that receives a written request for
information that it wishes to withhold from public disclosure and
that it considers to be within one of the exceptions under
Subchapter C  must ask for a decision from the attorney general
about whether the information is within that exception if there has
not been previous determination about whether the information falls
within one of the exceptions.  The governmental body must ask for
the attorney general's decision and state the exceptions that apply
within a reasonable time but not later than the 10th calendar day
after the date of receiving the written request.  For purposes of
this subchapter, a written request includes a request made in
writing that is sent to the governmental body electronically by a
means such as electronic mail, other electronic media, or facsimile
transmission.