CS/CS/SB 1266: Public Records/Crime Victims/Officers Involved in Use of Force Incidents
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Rules ; 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; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/24/2025 Senate - CS failed to pass; YEAS 23 NAYS 14 -SJ 550
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/24/2025 Senate - CS failed to pass; YEAS 23 NAYS 14 -SJ 550
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- 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
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
4/11/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/16/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 1
4/17/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/21/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
4/22/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
4/23/2025 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
4/24/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 549
• Amendment(s) adopted (589524, 929710) -SJ 549
• Amendment(s) failed (673850) -SJ 549
• Read 3rd time -SJ 550
• CS failed to pass; YEAS 23 NAYS 14 -SJ 550
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CS/CS/SB 1266, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/17/2025 at 10:20 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1129 (c1) Pub. Rec./Crime Victims Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration 
H 1443 Pub. Rec./Victims of Crime Valdés Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Floor Amendments (4)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 589524 - Amendment
Delete line 29 and insert:Gruters 4/22/2025
11:11 AMSenate: Adopted
4/24/2025Web Page
PDF768034 - Amendment
Delete lines 85 - 174 and insert:Grall 4/23/2025
9:21 AMSenate: Withdrawn
4/24/2025Web Page
PDF673850 - Amendment
Delete lines 85 - 174 and insert:Grall 4/24/2025
8:29 AMSenate: Failed
4/24/2025Web Page
PDF929710 - Amendment
Between lines 116 and 117 insert:Gruters 4/24/2025
11:09 AMSenate: Adopted
4/24/2025Web Page
PDFFloor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 4/24/2025 3:15 PM Senate - Amendment 673850 18 Yeas - 19 Nays 4/24/2025 3:23 PM Senate 23 Yeas - 14 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 119.07 Inspection and copying of records; photographing public records; fees; exemptions. 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 1 (pdf) -
CS/SB 1266, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/3/2025 at 12:20 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/15/2025 (pdf)
Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1129 (c1) Pub. Rec./Crime Victims Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H 1443 Pub. Rec./Victims of Crime Valdés Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 557690 - Amendment
Delete lines 50 - 176 and insert:Rules
(Gruters)4/14/2025
9:11 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
4/16/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/16/2025 8:30 AM Rules 21 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) -
SB 1266, Original Filed Version Posted 2/25/2025 at 5:25 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1129 (c1) Pub. Rec./Crime Victims Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H 1443 Pub. Rec./Victims of Crime Valdés Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
4/1/2025Web Page
PDF
933606 - Amendment to Amendment (542628)
Delete lines 157 - 162 and insert:Criminal Justice
(Gruters)4/1/2025
8:41 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
4/1/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee 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)