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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to allowing a governmental body to combine multiple |
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requests submitted by separate individuals on behalf of an |
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organization for purposes of computing charges under the public |
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information law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.261(e), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, all |
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requests received in one calendar day from an individual may be |
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treated as a single request for purposes of calculating costs under |
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this chapter. A governmental body may [not] combine multiple |
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requests under this subsection from separate individuals who submit |
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requests on behalf of an organization. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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552.261(e), Government Code, apply only to a request for |
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information that is received by a governmental body or an officer or |
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employee of a governmental body on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A request for information that was received before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the request was received, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |