Bill Text: TX HB2621 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Relating to the recording and archiving of live video feed by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Engrossed) 2025-05-19 - Referred to Criminal Justice [HB2621 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB2621-Engrossed.html

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By: Meyer, Craddick, Orr, Morales of Harris H.B. No. 2621

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the recording and archiving of live video feed by the
Texas Department of Transportation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Christopher Murzin
Act.
SECTION 2. Subchapter J, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 201.813 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.813. LIVE VIDEO FEED RECORDING AND ARCHIVE. (a)
The department shall record and archive for at least 30 days from
the date of the recording live video feed of each video camera used
to carry out the department's functions.
(b) A recording made under this section is confidential and
not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code,
except that the department may provide access to a recording to:
(1) a law enforcement agency for use related to a
criminal investigation; or
(2) respond to an emergency, such as a motor vehicle
collision resulting in serious bodily injury or death, a bridge
collapse, or the activation of a statewide alert system.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.