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TX SB2680
Bill
Status
3/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Paul Bettencourt
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the attorney general to designate up to 30 days per calendar year as "nonbusiness days" for a governmental body temporarily unable to respond to public information requests due to a disaster or other event preventing normal operations
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Requires the attorney general to maintain designation information on their website for at least two years and establish procedures for making such designations
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Expands confidentiality protections for license applications and personal information (home address, phone, email, SSN, date of birth, driver's license number, payment information) to apply to all state licensing authorities, not just certain state agencies
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Narrows the definition of "license" to cover only occupational and professional licenses issued to individuals, excluding business permits
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Establishes a 45-day waiting period (or 55 days if extended) before requestors can file suit seeking public information after the attorney general receives a request for decision, and creates a rebuttable presumption favoring the governmental body when the attorney general has ruled information is exempt from disclosure
Legislative Description
Relating to the public information law.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Last Action
Committee report printed and distributed
5/5/2025