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TX SB2698
Bill
Status
3/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Cesar Blanco
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AI Summary
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Expands the Public Utility Commission of Texas's authority to obtain criminal history records for job applicants, employees with access to certified independent organization records or confidential critical infrastructure information, and contractors with access to confidential commission records
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Authorizes the commission to obtain criminal history information from the FBI, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and other state criminal justice agencies
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Requires that FBI-obtained criminal history information cannot be released or disclosed to any person, while state-obtained records may only be disclosed by court order or with the subject's consent
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Changes destruction of criminal history records from permissive ("may") to mandatory ("shall") after the information is used for its authorized purpose
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to access to and use of criminal history record information by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
Last Action
Referred to Business & Commerce
4/3/2025