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SB 1266: Public Records/Victim of a Crime

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Gruters

Public Records/Victim of a Crime; Revising a public records exemption for documents that reveal certain information about the victim of a crime to include only public records that reveal such information; providing an exemption from public records requirements for any other personal identifying or location information that could be used to locate or harass a victim or the victim’s family; deleting an exemption for information that reveals certain information about a victim of sexual battery, aggravated child abuse, aggravated stalking, harassment, aggravated battery, or domestic violence upon written request of the victim; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/1/2025 Senate - CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • 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

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  • SB 1266, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2025 at 5:25 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1129 (c1) Pub. Rec./Crime Victims Weinberger Compare Last Action: 3/27/2025 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 1443 Pub. Rec./Victims of Crime Valdés Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    542628 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Gruters)     		3/31/2025
    1:09 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 933606 - Amendment to Amendment (542628)
    Delete lines 157 - 162 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Gruters)     		4/1/2025
    8:41 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2025 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 2 (pdf)

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