By: Middleton S.B. No. 1132
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the public use of forms produced or published by a state
agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2052, Texas Government Code, is amended
by adding Subchapter E to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER E. PUBLIC USE OF STATE AGENCY FORMS
Sec. 2052.401. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter "state
agency" means any office, department, commission, board, bureau,
division, institution, or other entity in the executive,
legislative, or judicial branch of state government that was
created by the constitution or a statute of the state.
Sec. 2052.402. PUBLIC USE OF STATE AGENCY FORMS. (a) Any
form created by or on behalf of a state agency that is intended to
facilitate interaction between the public and a state agency may be
freely reproduced, copied, or used by any person, business,
organization, or entity.
(b) No state agency may impose restrictions or conditions on
the reproduction or use of such forms by the public, except as
necessary to ensure compliance with applicable state or federal
law.
(c) This section does not authorize alteration of the
content of a form that would render it inaccurate or noncompliant
with applicable state or federal law.
(d) This section does not require any agency to provide
copies of forms.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.