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

HB 2486 requires Texas law enforcement agencies to maintain confidential "department files" for employees who hold agency licenses. These files must include documents related to alleged misconduct (even if evidence was insufficient to prove it), separate from standard personnel records. Agencies cannot share these files with other entities except when hiring a license holder or responding to a commission investigation. The bill makes these files confidential, barring disclosure under public information laws, and takes effect September 1, 2025.