SB 1293
Johnson’s bill making birth dates public information
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the availability of dates of birth under the public information law.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Government bodies cannot withhold dates of birth, with a few exceptions.
This bill says Texas's public information law does not let a government body hold back a person's date of birth, with only a few exceptions. It touches every governmental body that answers records requests and anyone who asks for records that include birth dates. Birth dates become releasable unless they fall under the employee-privacy section, federal health privacy rules, or another constitutional or statutory law, for requests received on or after the effective date.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 14, 2025 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB1293 · 2025-02-14
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ITEM
relating to the availability of dates of birth under the public information law.
WHAT IT DOES
Government bodies cannot withhold dates of birth, with a few exceptions.
This bill says Texas's public information law does not let a government body hold back a person's date of birth, with only a few exceptions. It touches every governmental body that answers records requests and anyone who asks for records that include birth dates. Birth dates become releasable unless they fall under the employee-privacy section, federal health privacy rules, or another constitutional or statutory law, for requests received on or after the effective date.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Business & Commerce
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Texas Sands PAC$129,500.00
Texas Sands PAC
$129,500.00
- Cash
- $129,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $129,500.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100990378, 101033698, 101040111, 101052272.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Sands PAC
$129,500.00
- Cash
- $129,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $129,500.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100990378, 101033698, 101040111, 101052272.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Feb 14, 2025
02/28/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Business & Commerce · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 3719 by Hunter (identical)
Subjects
Open Records
Protection of Personal Information
Text
The text as introduced · 255 words
89R7521 MCK-F By: Johnson S.B. No. 1293 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the availability of dates of birth under the public information law. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 552, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 552.0223 to read as follows: Sec. 552.0223. DATES OF BIRTH. Notwithstanding Section 552.101, this chapter does not authorize a governmental body to withhold a date of birth except as: (1) permitted by Section 552.102; (2) permitted by the federal privacy requirements adopted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191) contained in 45 C.F.R. Part 160 and 45 C.F.R. Part 164; or (3) otherwise provided by constitutional or statutory law. SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a request for information that is received by a governmental body or an officer for public information on or after the effective date of this Act. A request for information that was received before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the request was received, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.