CS/SB 1266: Public Records/Crime Victims/Officers Involved in Use of Force Incidents
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Gruters
Public Records/Crime Victims/Officers Involved in Use of Force Incidents; Expanding a public records exemption for crime victims to include the name and personal identification number of the victim and any other information or records that could be used to locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse a victim or the victim’s family; providing that certain records identifying law enforcement officers who are involved in a use of force incident are confidential and exempt for a specified timeframe; providing requirements for extending such timeframe; authorizing waivers of the exemptions; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/25/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/3/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules |
| 3/4/2025 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 3/27/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 4/1/2025 | Senate |
• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 |
| 4/3/2025 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time • Original reference(s) removed: Governmental Oversight and Accountability • Remaining references corrected to Rules • Now in Rules |
933606 - Amendment to Amendment (542628)