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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, and |
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prosecutorial records under the public information law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.108, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Information described by Subsection (a)(2) or an |
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internal record or notation described by Subsection (b)(2) is not |
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excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if each person |
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who is the alleged or suspected perpetrator of the crime being |
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detected, investigated, or prosecuted is deceased. |
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SECTION 2. Section 552.108(d), Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies to information, records, and notations collected, |
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made, assembled, or maintained on, before, or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |