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SB 1298: Public Records/Public Employees Relations Commission

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Martin

Public Records/Public Employees Relations Commission; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the chair, commissioners, and hearing officers of the Public Employees Relations Commission; revising the exemption from public records requirements for draft orders and related written communications or the issuance of any order by the commission or its designees; providing an exemption from public records requirements for a showing of interest signed by the employees or group of employees who no longer desire to be represented by a certified bargaining agent; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing statements of public necessity, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/11/2026 Senate - CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/7/2026 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2026 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/28/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
    2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/11/2026 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 2

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  • SB 1298, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/7/2026 at 8:43 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2026 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability PCS 396156 (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1296 Public Employees Relations Commission Martin Linked Last Action: 2/11/2026 S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 Track This Bill
    H 997 Pub. Rec./Public Employees Relations Commission Persons-Mulicka Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 995 (c1) Public Employees Relations Commission Government Operations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/5/2026 H Now in State Affairs Committee Track This Bill

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    396156 - Proposed Committee Substitute Governmental Oversight and Accountability 2/10/2026
    3:21 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/11/2026    		 Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/11/2026 3:00 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 6 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 2 (pdf)
    447.205 Public Employees Relations Commission. Page 18 (pdf)
    447.308 Revocation of certification of employee organization. Page 19 (pdf)

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