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HB4952 • 2025

Relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence information under the public information law.

Relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence information under the public information law.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Landgraf
Last action
2025-05-05
Official status
05/05/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence information under the public information law.

Relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence information under the public information law.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence information under the public information law.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Companion considered in lieu of. SB 765

  3. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid on the table subject to call

  4. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  5. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  6. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  7. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  8. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  9. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  10. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  11. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  12. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  13. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  14. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  15. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

  16. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence information under the public information law.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4952 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R3541 MCK-D

By: Landgraf

H.B. No. 4952

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence

information under the public information law.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 552.164 to read as follows:

Sec.

552.164.

EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION

REGARDING FRAUD DETECTION AND DETERRENCE MEASURES. Information in

the custody of a governmental body that relates to fraud detection

and deterrence measures is confidential and excepted from the

requirements of Section 552.021.

For purposes of this section,

fraud detection information includes risk assessments, reports,

data, protocols, technology specifications, manuals, instructions,

investigative materials, crossmatches, mental impressions, and

communications that may reveal the methods or means by which a

governmental body prevents, investigates, or evaluates fraud.

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