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HB1893 • 2025

Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.

Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Cook | Noble | Tinderholt | Bhojani | Capriglione
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.

Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  6. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  8. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  9. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  12. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  16. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  17. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  23. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  26. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  27. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  28. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Economic Development

  29. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  30. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  31. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#734

  32. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  33. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  34. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  35. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  36. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#633

  37. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  39. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  40. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  41. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  42. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  43. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  44. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  45. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  46. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  48. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  49. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  50. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

  51. 2025-01-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1893 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 1893

AN ACT

relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a

motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording

obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 552.130, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:

(f)

The license plate number of a motor vehicle captured

visually or audibly in a video recording obtained or maintained by a

law enforcement agency is not confidential under this section or

Chapter 730, Transportation Code, and may be included in a video

recording disclosed under Section 552.021.

This subsection does

not preclude a law enforcement agency from asserting other

exceptions to the disclosure of the information under this chapter.

SECTION 2. Section 730.007, Transportation Code, is amended

by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:

(h)

A law enforcement agency may release a video recording

obtained or maintained by the law enforcement agency that includes

the license plate number of a motor vehicle captured visually or

audibly in the video in response to a request for public information

under Chapter 552, Government Code. The law enforcement agency is

not required to redact any license plate numbers before releasing

the video.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1893 was passed by the House on April

29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1893 was passed by the Senate on May

20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor