Relating to a special right of access under the public information law for a member of a governing board.
HB 4310 grants members of governing boards (such as city council members or county commissioners) a special right to access public information maintained by their own governmental body or affiliated nongovernmental entity, but only when acting in their official capacity. The bill requires that such information be provided promptly and without charge, with confidential details redacted upon request. Governing board members must sign confidentiality agreements to protect sensitive information, and attorney-client privilege remains applicable. This law directly affects local elected or appointed officials managing public entities under Texas public information law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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May 31, 2025
MODERATE
The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to an enrolled version, adding standard legislative formatting, signatures, and certification of passage. The substantive policy content regarding special access rights for governing board members under the Texas Public Information Act remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are purely formatting and procedural.
TECHNICAL
Added enrolled version header with bill number and certification of passage by both legislative chambers
Added signature lines for legislative officers and governor approval
Reformatted text layout and spacing from draft version to final enrolled version
Removed draft annotations and page numbers from the original bill text
Floor votes · House May 14, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
14
Committee
10
Amendments
6
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 25, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 25, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
P
Cody Vasut
RRepublican
Co
Katrina Pierson
RRepublican
Co
Steve Toth
RRepublican
Co
Valoree Swanson
RRepublican
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