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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to access to information about an arrested person, an |
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arrest, or a crime 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 552.108(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) This section does not except from the requirements of |
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Section 552.021 information that is basic information about an |
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arrested person, an arrest, or a crime, including the name of the |
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arrested person, the offense with which the person is charged, the |
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person's home address, and the person's telephone number. A |
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governmental body shall promptly release basic information |
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responsive to a request made under this chapter unless the |
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governmental body seeks to withhold the information as provided by |
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another provision of this chapter, and regardless of whether the |
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governmental body requests an attorney general decision under |
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Subchapter G regarding other information subject to the request. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027. |