Relating to the disclosure of certain fraud detection information obtained in the administration of the unemployment compensation system.
HB 2788 prevents public disclosure of fraud detection methods used by Texas' unemployment benefits system. It specifically exempts internal tools like risk assessments, investigative materials, technology protocols, and communications from Texas' public records law (Chapter 552 of the Government Code). This means the Texas Workforce Commission cannot release these details in response to public information requests. The bill directly affects how the agency handles fraud prevention information but does not change unemployment eligibility rules. It became effective immediately upon the governor's signature on June 20, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 19, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a legislative markup style to a clean enrolled version, removing line numbers and markup annotations while preserving the substantive content. No policy changes were made to the bill's actual provisions regarding fraud detection information disclosure.
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Removed line numbers and legislative markup annotations (e.g., 'AAButton', '1[...]1') that were present in the draft version
Added enrolled version certification language including signatures for Senate President, House Speaker, and Governor approval
Reformatted text layout from condensed markup style to standard enrolled bill formatting with proper spacing and paragraph breaks
Floor votes · House May 6, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
16
Committee
11
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Economic Development
upper
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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