Bill Text: TX HCR140 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the confidentiality of emergency calls.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-12 - Signed by the Governor [HCR140 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HCR140-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 140 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of this state have made inquiries about | ||
| the process, rules, handling, and processing of recordings and | ||
| transcripts of emergency calls made to public safety agencies in | ||
| this state; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The principle of open and transparent government can | ||
| coexist with respect for the privacy of families grieving from the | ||
| loss of a loved one; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Certain entities have released the recording of an | ||
| emergency call that includes the voice of an individual who | ||
| subsequently died as a result of the emergency for which the call | ||
| was made; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The family members of those individuals can be | ||
| unnecessarily traumatized by hearing or learning of what are often | ||
| the last words of the individual who made the emergency call; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby request the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house | ||
| of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative | ||
| committee to study the process, rules, handling, and processing of | ||
| the disclosure of recordings and transcripts of emergency calls | ||
| made by a subsequently deceased individual to a public safety | ||
| agency or a public safety answering point, as those terms are | ||
| defined by Section 771.001, Health and Safety Code; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the committee submit a full report, including | ||
| findings and recommendations, to the 86th Texas Legislature when it | ||
| convenes in January 2019. | ||
| Hunter | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 140 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 24, 2017, by the following vote: 144 yeas, 0 nays, 4 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 140 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 28, 2017, by the following vote: 31 yeas, 0 nays | ||
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| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| RECEIVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Secretary of State | ||
