CS/CS/SB 332: Public Records and Public Meetings/Private Property Rights
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Judiciary ; Bradley
Public Records and Public Meetings/Private Property Rights; Providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for meetings or portions of meetings between agencies and their attorneys to discuss certain claims concerning private property rights; requiring that such meetings be transcribed; providing that such transcripts become public records at specified times; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
- Judiciary (JU)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/3/2025 Senate • Filed
11/17/2025 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/22/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
1/27/2026 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
1/28/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
1/29/2026 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
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/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/12/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
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CS/CS/SB 332, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2026 at 3:09 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 655 (c2) Pub. Rec. and Pub. Meetings/Attorney Meetings to Discuss Private Property Rights Claims Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 2/10/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 70.90 Page 1 (pdf) -
CS/SB 332, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/28/2026 at 8:46 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 655 (c2) Pub. Rec. and Pub. Meetings/Attorney Meetings to Discuss Private Property Rights Claims Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/10/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 328364 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Governmental Oversight and Accountability
(Bradley)2/10/2026
1:02 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/11/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/11/2026 3:00 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 70.90 Page 1 (pdf) -
SB 332, Original Filed Version Posted 11/3/2025 at 4:49 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 655 (c1) Pub. Rec. and Pub. Meetings/Attorney Meetings to Discuss Private Property Rights Claims Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/10/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 865486 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Judiciary
(Bradley)1/26/2026
12:30 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/27/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/27/2026 1:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 286.011 Public meetings and records; public inspection; criminal and civil penalties. Page 1 (pdf)