Bill Text: TX SB988 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the exception of certain communications by law enforcement agencies and officers from disclosure under the public information law.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-12 - Referred to Open Government [SB988 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB988-Introduced.html
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| By: Hegar | S.B. No. 988 | |
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| relating to the exception of certain communications by law | ||
| enforcement agencies and officers from disclosure under the public | ||
| information law. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 552.1081 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 552.1081. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT | ||
| COMMUNICATIONS. (a) In this section, "peace officer" means a | ||
| person designated as a peace officer by Article 2.12, Code of | ||
| Criminal Procedure. | ||
| (b) Records of telephone calls, text messages, e-mails, or | ||
| other electronic communications to which a peace officer is a party | ||
| are excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021. The | ||
| communications are subject to disclosure under an appropriate court | ||
| order, subpoena, or order compelling disclosure in discovery. | ||
| (c) A law enforcement agency or officer may redact | ||
| information that may be withheld under Subsection (a) from any | ||
| information the agency or officer discloses under Section 552.021 | ||
| without the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney | ||
| general under Subchapter G. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
