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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information for legislative purposes requested under |
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the Public Information Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.008, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d) and (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d) A governmental body shall promptly produce information |
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requested under this section. In this subsection, "promptly" means |
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as soon as possible under the circumstances, that is, within a |
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reasonable time, without delay. If the governmental body cannot |
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produce public information for inspection or duplication within 10 |
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business days after the date the information is requested under |
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this section, the governmental body shall certify that fact in |
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writing to the requestor and set a date and hour within a reasonable |
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time when the information will be available for inspection or |
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duplication. |
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(d-1) A governmental body on request by an individual |
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member, agency, or committee of the legislature shall provide the |
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information requested under this section as it becomes available |
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and may not delay producing any available information on the |
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grounds that all of the information that must be produced under the |
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request is not yet available for release. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |