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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a |
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motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording |
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obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.130, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) The license plate number of a motor vehicle captured |
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visually or audibly in a video recording obtained or maintained by a |
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law enforcement agency is not confidential under this section or |
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Chapter 730, Transportation Code, and may be included in a video |
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recording disclosed under Section 552.021. This subsection does |
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not preclude a law enforcement agency from asserting other |
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exceptions to the disclosure of the information under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 730.007, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) A law enforcement agency may release a video recording |
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obtained or maintained by the law enforcement agency that includes |
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the license plate number of a motor vehicle captured visually or |
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audibly in the video in response to a request for public information |
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under Chapter 552, Government Code. The law enforcement agency is |
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not required to redact any license plate numbers before releasing |
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the video. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |