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HB4214 • 2025

Relating to public access to the mailing address and electronic mail address designated by a governmental body to receive a request for public information under the public information law.

Relating to public access to the mailing address and electronic mail address designated by a governmental body to receive a request for public information under the public information law.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Curry
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to public access to the mailing address and electronic mail address designated by a governmental body to receive a request for public information under the public information law.

Relating to public access to the mailing address and electronic mail address designated by a governmental body to receive a request for public information under the public information law.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to public access to the mailing address and electronic mail address designated by a governmental body to receive a request for public information 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 immediately

  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. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  20. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  21. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  22. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  28. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  29. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  30. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1427

  31. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  33. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  34. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  35. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  36. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  37. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  38. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  39. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  40. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  41. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  42. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  43. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  44. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  45. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  47. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  48. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  49. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

  50. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to public access to the mailing address and electronic mail address designated by a governmental body to receive a request for public information under the public information law.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4214 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 4214

AN ACT

relating to public access to the mailing address and electronic

mail address designated by a governmental body to receive a request

for public information under the public information law.

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

SECTION 1. Section 552.234, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:

(e)

Not later than October 1 of each year, each governmental

body shall notify the attorney general of the current mailing

address and electronic mail address designated by the governmental

body under Subsection (c) for receiving written requests for public

information.

(f)

The attorney general shall create and maintain on the

office of the attorney general's Internet website a publicly

accessible database of the mailing addresses and electronic mail

addresses provided by governmental bodies under Subsection (e).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4214 was passed by the House on May 6,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4214 was passed by the Senate on May

28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor