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| 1 | - | 84R22921 TJB-D | |
| 2 | 1 | By: Capriglione H.B. No. 2839 | |
| 3 | - | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2839: | |
| 4 | - | By: Elkins C.S.H.B. No. 2839 | |
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| 6 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 6 | relating to the production of public information under the public | |
| 10 | 7 | information law. | |
| 11 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | - | SECTION 1. Section 552.221, Government Code, is amended by | |
| 13 | - | adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: | |
| 14 | - | (b-1) In addition to the methods of production described by | |
| 15 | - | Subsection (b), an officer for public information complies with | |
| 16 | - | Subsection (a) by referring a requestor to an exact Internet | |
| 17 | - | location or uniform resource locator (URL) address on a website | |
| 18 | - | that at the time of the referral is accessible to the public if the | |
| 19 | - | requested information is identifiable and readily available on that | |
| 20 | - | website. | |
| 21 | - | SECTION 2. Section 182.052, Utilities Code, is amended by | |
| 9 | + | SECTION 1. Section 182.052, Utilities Code, is amended by | |
| 22 | 10 | adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: | |
| 23 | 11 | (e) A governmental body as defined by Section 552.003, | |
| 24 | 12 | Government Code, may withhold information prohibited from being | |
| 25 | 13 | disclosed under this section without the necessity of requesting a | |
| 26 | 14 | decision from the attorney general under Subchapter G, Chapter 552, | |
| 27 | 15 | Government Code. | |
| 28 | - | SECTION | |
| 16 | + | SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | |
| 29 | 17 | a request for information that is received by a governmental body or | |
| 30 | 18 | an officer for public information on or after the effective date of | |
| 31 | 19 | this Act. A request for information that was received before the | |
| 32 | 20 | effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the | |
| 33 | 21 | date the request was received, and the former law is continued in | |
| 34 | 22 | effect for that purpose. | |
| 35 | - | SECTION | |
| 23 | + | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |