SRC-MSY S.B. 1388 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1388
By: Armbrister
State Affairs
4/1/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Current Texas law allows certain law enforcement officials to make
application to remove certain personal information from the public record.
As proposed, S.B. 1388 makes public documents filed with the county clerk
exempt from such requests. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 552.117, Government Code, by creating
Subsection (a) from existing text and adding Subsection (b) to provide
that all documents filed with a county clerk are exempt from this section. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  upon passage or September 1, 2003.