SB 14 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025)

Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.

SB 14 creates confidential "department files" for law enforcement agencies to track information about licensed employees who hold state-issued law enforcement licenses. These files must include documents about alleged misconduct where evidence was insufficient, but exclude standard personnel records. Agencies must share these files only with the licensing commission during investigations or when hiring new employees, and the files are exempt from public disclosure under Texas law. This policy directly affects law enforcement agencies and their licensed staff by standardizing how sensitive employment-related information is handled and shared.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
Senate Passage
Aug 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 22, 2025 Last action Aug 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · Aug 12, 2025
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a draft version to a final engrossed version, correcting the bill number and removing placeholder text. Substantively, the disclosure rules for department files were simplified: the specific exceptions for disclosing files to the commission were removed, and the confidentiality clause was broadened to state the file is subject to disclosure only as required by law, rather than listing specific statutes.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on law enforcement agency files for license holders, but the specific legal citations for when files can be disclosed were removed.
TECHNICAL

Corrected the bill number from 'A14' to '14' and removed draft placeholders.

REQUIREMENT

Removed specific statutory citations (Article 39.14 and Section 511.021) regarding when a department file can be disclosed to the commission.

Changed the confidentiality language from listing specific exceptions to a general statement that the file is subject to disclosure only as required by law.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Aug 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
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Aug 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment
upper
Aug 12, 2025
Amended
Amendment fails of adoption
upper
Aug 12, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
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Aug 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
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Aug 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Aug 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Aug 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Aug 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Jul 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Jul 24, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
0 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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