Bill Text: TX HB4083 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-16 - Referred to Business & Commerce [HB4083 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4083-Engrossed.html
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By: Goldman | H.B. No. 4083 |
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relating to the availability of certain working papers and | ||
electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and | ||
technical examiners under the public information law. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 552.144, Government Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 552.144. EXCEPTION: WORKING PAPERS AND ELECTRONIC | ||
COMMUNICATIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES AND TECHNICAL | ||
EXAMINERS AT STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND RAILROAD | ||
COMMISSION. The following working papers and electronic | ||
communications of an administrative law judge at the State Office | ||
of Administrative Hearings or a technical examiner or | ||
administrative law judge at the Railroad Commission of Texas are | ||
excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021: | ||
(1) notes and electronic communications recording the | ||
observations, thoughts, questions, deliberations, or impressions | ||
of an administrative law judge or a technical examiner; | ||
(2) drafts of a proposal for decision; | ||
(3) drafts of orders made in connection with | ||
conducting contested case hearings; and | ||
(4) drafts of orders made in connection with | ||
conducting alternative dispute resolution procedures. | ||
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | ||
a request for public information received by a governmental body or | ||
an officer for public information on or after the effective date of | ||
this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |