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HB2621 • 2025

Relating to the recording and archiving of live video feed by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Relating to the recording and archiving of live video feed by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Meyer | Craddick | Orr | Morales, Christina
Last action
2025-05-19
Official status
05/19/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Effective date
Not listed

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 recording and archiving of live video feed by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Relating to the recording and archiving of live video feed by the Texas Department of Transportation.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the recording and archiving of live video feed by the Texas Department of Transportation.

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. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  2. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  3. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  4. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  5. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  6. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2012

  7. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  8. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  9. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  10. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Meyer

  11. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  12. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1929

  13. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  15. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  16. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  17. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  18. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  20. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  21. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  22. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  25. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  26. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  27. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Withdrawn from schedule

  29. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  30. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  31. 2025-02-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the recording and archiving of live video feed by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2621 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Meyer, Craddick, Orr, Morales of Harris

H.B. No. 2621

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the recording and archiving of live video feed by the

Texas Department of Transportation.

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Christopher Murzin

Act.

SECTION 2. Subchapter J, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 201.813 to read as follows:

Sec.

201.813.

LIVE VIDEO FEED RECORDING AND ARCHIVE. (a)

The department shall record and archive for at least 30 days from

the date of the recording live video feed of each video camera used

to carry out the department's functions.

(b)

A recording made under this section is confidential and

not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code,

except that the department may provide access to a recording to:

(1)

a law enforcement agency for use related to a

criminal investigation; or

(2)

respond to an emergency, such as a motor vehicle

collision resulting in serious bodily injury or death, a bridge

collapse, or the activation of a statewide alert system.

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