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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure of certain information regarding a |
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record of a collision or violation involving a person operating a |
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railroad locomotive or train. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 192.005, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 192.005. RECORD OF COLLISION OR VIOLATION. If a person |
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operating a railroad locomotive or train is involved in a collision |
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with another train, [or] a motor vehicle, or a pedestrian or is |
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arrested for violation of a law relating to the person's operation |
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of a railroad locomotive or train: |
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(1) the number of or other identifying information on |
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the person's driver's license or commercial driver's license may not |
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be included in any report of the collision or violation; and |
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(2) the person's involvement in the collision or |
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violation may not be recorded in the person's individual driving |
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record maintained by the Department of Public Safety. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 192, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 192.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 192.006. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM RECORD |
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OF COLLISION OR VIOLATION. The personally identifying information |
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of a railroad locomotive or train crew shall be redacted from a |
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report of a collision or violation described by Section 192.005(1) |
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and may not be disclosed except: |
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(1) to a law enforcement officer or agent; |
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(2) to a state attorney; |
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(3) to the railroad company; |
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(A) on whose tracks the collision or violation |
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occurred; or |
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(B) who employed the crew at the time of the |
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collision or violation; |
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(4) to a regulatory agency with oversight of |
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railroads; |
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(5) to a person specifically authorized by court order |
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to receive the information, if access to the information is |
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necessary to the performance of the person's duties; or |
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(6) to legal counsel representing a party injured in a |
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collision or as a result of a violation that is the subject of the |
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report, on receipt of a letter requesting that information. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |