Bill Text: TX HB1421 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the disclosure of certain personal information contained in motor vehicle records.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-20 - Filed [HB1421 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB1421-Introduced.html

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89R4989 RDR-F
By: Vo H.B. No. 1421

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disclosure of certain personal information
contained in motor vehicle records.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 730.007(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) This section does not:
(1) prohibit the disclosure of a person's photographic
image to:
(A) a law enforcement agency, the Texas
Department of Motor Vehicles, a county tax assessor-collector, or a
criminal justice agency for an official purpose;
(B) an agency of this state investigating an
alleged violation of a state or federal law relating to the
obtaining, selling, or purchasing of a benefit authorized by
Chapter 31 or 33, Human Resources Code; [or]
(C) an agency of this state investigating an
alleged violation of a state or federal law under authority
provided by Title 4, Labor Code; or
(D) a criminal investigator who is employed by a
public defender's office for an official purpose; or
(2) prevent a court from compelling by subpoena the
production of a person's photographic image.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.