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AN ACT
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relating to public access to the mailing address and electronic |
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mail address designated by a governmental body to receive a request |
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for public information 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 552.234, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: |
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(e) Not later than October 1 of each year, each governmental |
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body shall notify the attorney general of the current mailing |
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address and electronic mail address designated by the governmental |
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body under Subsection (c) for receiving written requests for public |
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information. |
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(f) The attorney general shall create and maintain on the |
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office of the attorney general's Internet website a publicly |
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accessible database of the mailing addresses and electronic mail |
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addresses provided by governmental bodies under Subsection (e). |
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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, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4214 was passed by the House on May 6, |
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2025, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4214 was passed by the Senate on May |
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28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |