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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the public use of forms produced or published by a state |
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agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2052, Texas Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter E to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. PUBLIC USE OF STATE AGENCY FORMS |
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Sec. 2052.401. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter "state |
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agency" means any office, department, commission, board, bureau, |
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division, institution, or other entity in the executive, |
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legislative, or judicial branch of state government that was |
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created by the constitution or a statute of the state. |
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Sec. 2052.402. PUBLIC USE OF STATE AGENCY FORMS. (a) Any |
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form created by or on behalf of a state agency that is intended to |
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facilitate interaction between the public and a state agency may be |
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freely reproduced, copied, or used by any person, business, |
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organization, or entity. |
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(b) No state agency may impose restrictions or conditions on |
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the reproduction or use of such forms by the public, except as |
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necessary to ensure compliance with applicable state or federal |
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law. |
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(c) This section does not authorize alteration of the |
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content of a form that would render it inaccurate or noncompliant |
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with applicable state or federal law. |
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(d) This section does not require any agency to provide |
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copies of forms. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |