Bill Text: TX HB2472 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to waiving confidentiality regarding proceedings and information relating to a complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-21 - Referred to General Investigating & Ethics [HB2472 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2472-Introduced.html
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By: Davis of Harris | H.B. No. 2472 |
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relating to waiving confidentiality regarding proceedings and | ||
information relating to a complaint filed with the Texas Ethics | ||
Commission. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 571.140, Government Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b-2) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), [ |
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(b-2) or by Section 571.171, proceedings at a preliminary review | ||
hearing performed by the commission, a sworn complaint or motion, | ||
and documents and any additional evidence relating to the | ||
processing, preliminary review, preliminary review hearing, or | ||
resolution of a sworn complaint or motion are confidential and may | ||
not be disclosed unless entered into the record of a formal hearing | ||
or a judicial proceeding, except that a document or statement that | ||
was previously public information remains public information. | ||
(b-2) A respondent named in a sworn complaint or motion | ||
waives confidentiality regarding any proceedings and information | ||
relating to the sworn complaint or motion, with respect to the | ||
respondent, by: | ||
(1) publicly disclosing confidential information | ||
relating to the sworn complaint or motion; or | ||
(2) providing a verified, written waiver of | ||
confidentiality to the executive director. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |