By: Zaffirini, et al. S.B. No. 1882
(Martinez Fischer)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to information for legislative purposes requested under
the Public Information Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 552.008, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (d) and (d-1) to read as follows:
(d) A governmental body shall promptly produce information
requested under this section. In this subsection, "promptly" means
as soon as possible under the circumstances, that is, within a
reasonable time, without delay. If the governmental body cannot
produce public information for inspection or duplication within 10
business days after the date the information is requested under
this section, the governmental body shall certify that fact in
writing to the requestor and set a date and hour within a reasonable
time when the information will be available for inspection or
duplication.
(d-1) A governmental body on request by an individual
member, agency, or committee of the legislature shall provide the
information requested under this section as it becomes available
and may not delay producing any available information on the
grounds that all of the information that must be produced under the
request is not yet available for release.
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.