CS/HB 21: Pub. Rec./Agency Employees
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Kendall ; Partington ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) López, J.
Pub. Rec./Agency Employees; Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain identifying & location information of current or former agency employees & spouses & children of such employees; provides for retroactive application; specifies that exemption does not limit certain existing exemptions; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
Last Action: 1/16/2026 House - Now in State Affairs Committee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 9/15/2025 House • Filed
10/1/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/12/2026 House • PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/14/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
1/15/2026 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/16/2026 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
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CS/HB 21, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/14/2026 at 3:31 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2026 (pdf)
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 28.2221 Electronic access to official records. Page 3 (pdf) 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 1 (pdf) 119.0714 Court files; court records; official records. Page 6 (pdf) 409.2577 Parent locator service. Page 6 (pdf) 744.21031 Public records exemption. Page 8 (pdf) -
HB 21, Original Filed Version Posted 9/15/2025 at 2:30 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 258 Public Records/Medical Examiners Burgess Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 1 (pdf)