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HB3516 • 2025

Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law.

Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Dyson
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law.

Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law.

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. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  6. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  7. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  20. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  21. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  22. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  23. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  28. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  29. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  30. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#739

  31. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  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#643

  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. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  41. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  42. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  43. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  44. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  45. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  46. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  48. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  49. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  50. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Energy Resources

  51. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3516 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 3516

AN ACT

relating to the availability of certain working papers and

electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and

technical examiners under the public information law.

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

SECTION 1. Section 552.144, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 552.144. EXCEPTION: WORKING PAPERS AND ELECTRONIC

COMMUNICATIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES
AND TECHNICAL

EXAMINERS
AT STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
AND RAILROAD

COMMISSION
. The following working papers and electronic

communications of an administrative law judge at the State Office

of Administrative Hearings
or of a technical examiner or

administrative law judge at the Railroad Commission of Texas
are

excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021:

(1) notes and electronic communications recording the

observations, thoughts, questions, deliberations, or impressions

of an administrative law judge
or a technical examiner
;

(2) drafts of a proposal for decision;

(3) drafts of orders made in connection with

conducting contested case hearings; and

(4) drafts of orders made in connection with

conducting alternative dispute resolution procedures.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

a request for public information received by a governmental body or

an officer for public information on or after the effective date of

this Act.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3516 was passed by the House on April

29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 117, Nays 30, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3516 was passed by the Senate on May

28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor