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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a governmental body to require certain |
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persons to sign a confidentiality agreement in response to a |
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request for public information for legislative purposes under the |
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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 552.008, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (b-3) and (b-4) to read as follows: |
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(b-3) A governmental body shall provide written |
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notification to a member, committee, or agency of the legislature |
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that requests information under this section if the governmental |
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body will require a person to sign a confidentiality agreement |
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under Subsection (b) regarding the requested information. The |
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governmental body must provide the notice to the requesting member, |
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committee, or agency not later than the fifth business day |
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following the date the governmental body receives the request for |
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the information that is the subject of the notice. |
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(b-4) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a governmental body |
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may not require a person to sign a confidentiality agreement |
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regarding information requested under this section if: |
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(1) the governmental body fails to provide the notice |
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required by Subsection (b-3) regarding the information in the time |
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and manner prescribed by that subsection; or |
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(2) an agreement regarding the information is not |
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signed by each party to the agreement before the 10th business day |
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following the date the notice required by Subsection (b-3) is |
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received by the requesting member, committee, or agency. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a request for information received by a governmental body or |
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officer for public information on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |