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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of a governmental record. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.01, Penal Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 37.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Court record" means a decree, judgment, order, |
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subpoena, warrant, minutes, or other document issued by a court of: |
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(A) this state; |
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(B) another state; |
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(C) the United States; |
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(D) a foreign country recognized by an act of |
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congress or a treaty or other international convention to which the |
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United States is a party; |
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(E) an Indian tribe recognized by the United |
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States; or |
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(F) any other jurisdiction, territory, or |
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protectorate entitled to full faith and credit in this state under |
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the United States Constitution. |
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(2) "Governmental record" means: |
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(A) anything belonging to, received by, or kept |
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by government for information, including a court record; |
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(B) anything required by law to be kept by others |
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for information of government; |
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(C) a license, certificate, permit, seal, title, |
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letter of patent, or similar document issued by government, by |
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another state, or by the United States, or any foreign government |
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engaged in a reciprocal treaty or memorandum of understanding with |
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the United States; |
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(D) a standard proof of motor vehicle liability |
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insurance form described by Section 601.081, Transportation Code, a |
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certificate of an insurance company described by Section 601.083 of |
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that code, a document purporting to be such a form or certificate |
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that is not issued by an insurer authorized to write motor vehicle |
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liability insurance in this state, an electronic submission in a |
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form described by Section 502.046(i), Transportation Code, or an |
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evidence of financial responsibility described by Section 601.053 |
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of that code; |
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(E) an official ballot or other election record; |
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or |
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(F) the written documentation a mobile food unit |
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is required to obtain under Section 437.0074, Health and Safety |
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Code. |
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(3) "Statement" means any representation of fact. |
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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, 2023. |