By: Wentworth S.B. No. 1043 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to the deposit that a governmental body may require under 1-2 the open records law before preparing copies of certain 1-3 information. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 552.263(a), Government Code, is amended 1-6 to read as follows: 1-7 (a) An officer for public information or the officer's agent 1-8 may require a deposit or bond for payment of anticipated costs for 1-9 the preparation of a copy of public information if the charge for 1-10 providing the copy of the public information specifically requested 1-11 by the requestor is estimated by the governmental body to exceed: 1-12 (1) $100, if the governmental body employs more than 1-13 15 full-time employees; or 1-14 (2) $50, if the governmental body employs 15 or fewer 1-15 full-time employees.