CS/HB 21: Pub. Rec./Agency Employees
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Kendall ; Partington ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) López, J.
Pub. Rec./Agency Employees; Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain identifying & location information of current or former agency employees & spouses & children of such employees; provides for retroactive application; specifies that exemption does not limit certain existing exemptions; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 1/30/2026 House - Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 1/30/2026 House - Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 9/15/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 10/1/2025 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 1/12/2026 | House |
• PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/14/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 1/15/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 1/16/2026 | House |
• Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in State Affairs Committee |
| 1/30/2026 | House |
• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda |