SB 1569 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the chief executive officer of a university system.

SB 1569 exempts specific personal information - including home addresses, phone numbers, emergency contacts, and social security numbers - from public disclosure requirements under Texas law for certain higher education officials. It directly affects governing board members and top executives (chief executive officers) at Texas institutions of higher education and university systems. The bill amends the Government Code to create a permanent privacy exception for this information, regardless of whether these officials previously opted into existing privacy protections. This change takes effect September 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Signed May 24, 2025

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Engrossed → Enrolled · 6 edits · May 24, 2025

MODERATE

This bill updates Texas privacy laws to protect personal information of public officials, law enforcement, and higher education leaders. It expands exemptions from public records requests to include new categories of personnel such as emergency medical services personnel, customs and border protection officers, and university health care providers at corrections facilities. The changes also add specific protections for family members of certain protected individuals and clarify eligibility criteria across multiple state codes.

Scope change

The bill significantly expands the scope of protected individuals from primarily law enforcement and government employees to include higher education officials, emergency services personnel, and other specialized roles.

ELIGIBILITY

Added emergency medical services personnel and volunteer firefighters as protected categories under privacy exemptions.

Added customs and border protection officers and their family members to protected categories.

Added university health care providers at corrections facilities as protected personnel.

Added members of governing boards and chief executive officers of higher education institutions as protected individuals.

Reorganized and renumbered protected categories across multiple state codes for clarity and consistency.

TIMELINE

Established September 1, 2025 as the effective date for the new privacy protections.

Floor votes · House May 9, 2025

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 24, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

House passage reported

upper

May 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Business & Commerce

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors