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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of administrative subpoenas for |
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offenses that involve the Internet-based sexual exploitation of a |
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minor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 422.003, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) and amending Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b-1) If the prosecuting attorney or officer of an ICAC task |
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force issuing a subpoena under Subsection (b) determines that any |
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of the following disclosures could significantly impede or |
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jeopardize the investigation, the subpoena may provide that the |
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electronic communication service or remote computing service to |
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which the subpoena is directed may not: |
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(1) disclose that the subpoena has been issued; |
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(2) identify or describe any records or other |
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documentation requested in the subpoena; or |
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(3) disclose whether records or other documentation |
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has been provided in response to the subpoena. |
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(c) A subpoena under Subsection (b) must: |
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(1) describe any objects or items to be produced; |
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[and] |
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(2) prescribe a reasonable return date by which those |
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objects or items must be assembled and made available; and |
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(3) if applicable, state the determination of the |
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prosecuting attorney or officer of an ICAC task force described by |
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Subsection (b-1). |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a subpoena issued on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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subpoena issued before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the subpoena was issued, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |