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TX HB2177

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sam Harless

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes electronic communications service providers and remote computing service providers to disclose electronic customer data to governmental entities without a warrant in immediate life-threatening situations
  • Requires providers to have a good faith belief that immediate disclosure is necessary to prevent death or serious bodily injury
  • Creates a new exception (Article 18B.5025) to existing prohibitions against service providers divulging contents of stored electronic communications
  • Applies to disclosures made on or after September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to authorizing the disclosure of certain electronic customer data by a provider of an electronic communications service or a remote computing service in certain immediate life-threatening situations.

Crimes

Last Action

Left pending in committee

4/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Jurisprudence3/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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