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SB1079 • 2025

Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices.

Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
West
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-29

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices.

Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  7. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  9. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  10. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2914

  11. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out in lieu of companion. HB 2413

  13. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  14. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  15. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2742

  16. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  18. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  19. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  20. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  21. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  22. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  23. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  24. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

  25. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  26. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  27. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  28. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  29. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  31. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  32. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  33. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  34. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  35. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  36. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  37. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  38. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  39. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  40. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  41. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  42. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  43. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  44. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  45. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  46. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  47. 2025-02-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  48. 2025-02-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1079 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 1079

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media

devices.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 263, Local Government

Code, is amended by adding Section 263.1521 to read as follows:

Sec.

263.1521.

DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN SENSITIVE MEDIA

DEVICES. (a)

In this section, "sensitive media device" means a

data storage device that the commissioners court of a county

determines the county has used to store data the maintenance or

disclosure of which is regulated by state or federal law.

(b)

Notwithstanding Section 263.152, the commissioners

court of a county may order the destruction of a sensitive media

device:

(1) that is salvage or surplus property; and

(2)

for which the commissioners court determines that

the destruction of the sensitive media device is necessary to

prevent inadvertent disclosure of information in connection with

the disposal of the device.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1079 passed the Senate on

April 16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1079 passed the House on

May 16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 87, Nays 35, one

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor