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HB4344 • 2025

Relating to access to and use of criminal history record information by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Relating to access to and use of criminal history record information by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Hernandez
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 access to and use of criminal history record information by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Relating to access to and use of criminal history record information by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to access to and use of criminal history record information by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Limits and Unknowns

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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. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3428

  9. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  11. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  12. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage as amended reported

  13. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments distributed

  14. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  15. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  18. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  20. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  21. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  22. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  23. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  26. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  27. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  28. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  29. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  30. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  32. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  33. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  34. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  35. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  36. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  37. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1318

  38. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  39. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  40. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  41. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  42. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  43. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1217

  44. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  46. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  47. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  48. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  49. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  50. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  51. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  52. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  53. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  54. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  55. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  56. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  57. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to access to and use of criminal history record information by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4344 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 4344

AN ACT

relating to access to and use of criminal history record

information by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

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

SECTION 1. Section 411.14031, Government Code, is amended

by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsections

(a-1) and (b-1) to read as follows:

(a) The Public Utility Commission of Texas is entitled to

obtain
as provided by Subsection (a-1)
[
from the department
]

criminal history record information [
maintained by the department
]

that relates to
an applicant for employment at, a current employee

of, or a person who contracts or may contract to provide goods or

services for the Public Utility Commission of Texas
[
a person

undergoing a background and criminal history check under Section

12.107, Utilities Code
].

(a-1)

Subject to Section 411.087 and consistent with the

public policy of this state, the Public Utility Commission of Texas

is entitled to:

(1)

obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation

criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that

bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (a); and

(2)

obtain from the department or any other criminal

justice agency in this state criminal history record information

maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that

relates to a person described by Subsection (a).

(b) Criminal history record information obtained under

Subsection
(a-1)
[
(a):

[
(1)
] is for the exclusive use of the Public Utility

Commission of Texas and is privileged and confidential
.

(b-1)

The Public Utility Commission of Texas may not release

or disclose to any person criminal history record information

obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection

(a-1)(1). Criminal history record information obtained by the

Public Utility Commission of Texas under Subsection (a-1)(2)
[
; and

[
(2)
] may not be released or disclosed to any person or

agency except on court order or with the consent of the person who

is the subject of the information.

(c) The Public Utility Commission of Texas
shall
[
may
]

destroy criminal history record information obtained under
this

section
[
Subsection (a)
] after the information is used for the

purpose authorized by this section.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4344 was passed by the House on May 2,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 5, 1 present, not

voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.

No. 4344 on May 23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 8,

2 present, not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4344 was passed by the Senate, with

amendments, on May 19, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays

0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: __________________

Date

__________________

Governor