88R31097 TJB-F
By: Bettencourt, et al. S.B. No. 1910
(Schofield)
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1910: No.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to disclosure under the public information law of
information related to elections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 552.103, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) The exception to disclosure provided by this section
does not apply to information requested under this chapter if:
(1) the information relates to a general, primary, or
special election, as those terms are defined by Section 1.005,
Election Code;
(2) the information is in the possession of a
governmental body that administers elections described by
Subdivision (1); and
(3) the governmental body described by Subdivision (2)
is not a governmental body described by Section 552.003(1)(A)(i).
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a request for information that is received by a governmental body
on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. 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, 2023.