Monitoring the Session

SB 1841

Johnson’s bill keeping airport traveler data confidential

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Nathan JohnsonDSenate 16

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 confidentiality of certain information collected by certain local governments and airport governing boards.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Parking data was covered. Now flight info, lounge memberships and more.

The bill widens an existing rule that keeps certain personal information collected by local governments and airport joint boards out of public records requests. Today the rule covers data from airport parking facilities; the bill extends it to any airport facility and adds online profile names, travel dates and flight information, purchase records, lounge memberships and trusted traveler information. Travelers' personal data held by airports becomes confidential and cannot be released under the Public Information Act for requests received on or after September 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1841 · 2025-03-04

SOLD BY

Sen. Nathan JohnsonDSenate 16

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to the confidentiality of certain information collected by certain local governments and airport governing boards.

WHAT IT DOES

Parking data was covered. Now flight info, lounge memberships and more.

The bill widens an existing rule that keeps certain personal information collected by local governments and airport joint boards out of public records requests. Today the rule covers data from airport parking facilities; the bill extends it to any airport facility and adds online profile names, travel dates and flight information, purchase records, lounge memberships and trusted traveler information. Travelers' personal data held by airports becomes confidential and cannot be released under the Public Information Act for requests received on or after September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 20, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Transportation
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken in committee
  8. Vote taken in committee
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  10. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  11. Committee report printed and distributed
  12. Placed on intent calendar
  13. Co-author authorized
  14. Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  15. Laid before the Senate
  16. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  17. Vote recorded in Journal
  18. Three day rule suspended
  19. Record vote
  20. Read 3rd time
  21. Passed
  22. Record vote
  23. Reported engrossed
  24. Received from the Senate
  25. Read first time
  26. Referred to Transportation
  27. Considered in public hearing
  28. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  29. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  30. Committee report distributed
  31. Committee report sent to Calendars
  32. Laid out in lieu of companion HB 2921
  33. Read 2nd time
  34. Passed to 3rd reading
  35. Read 3rd time
  36. Postponed 5/12/25 10:00 AM
  37. Laid out as postponed business
  38. Passed
  39. Record vote RV#2163
  40. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  41. House passage reported
  42. Reported enrolled
  43. Signed in the Senate
  44. Signed in the House
  45. Sent to the Governor
  46. Signed by the Governor
  47. Effective on 9/1/25
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 142 yea · 0 nay

Senate · 30 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 12, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · Apr 10, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Nathan Johnson

Donors

Daniel Cocanougher$250,000Texas Sands PAC$130KMarguerite Hoffman$125,000

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.

Daniel Cocanougher$250,000.00
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.

Team
Sources

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.

Marguerite Hoffman$125,000.00
Money

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.

Team
Sources

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.

Votes4

House May 12, 2025

Yea
142
Nay
0
Present, not voting
2
Absent
3
Excused
3
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2163

SB 1841 was passed by (Record 2163): 142 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 142 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 3 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 10, 2025

Final passage

Yea
30
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

SB 1841 (Johnson) Relating to the confidentiality of certain information collected by certain local governments and airport governing boards. (viva voce vote) (30-0) (30-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 30 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 10, 2025

Suspension of the three-day rule

Yea
30
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

SB 1841 (Johnson) Relating to the confidentiality of certain information collected by certain local governments and airport governing boards. (viva voce vote) (30-0) (30-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 30 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 10, 2025

Passage to engrossment

Yea
Not printed
Nay
Not printed
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

SB 1841 (Johnson) Relating to the confidentiality of certain information collected by certain local governments and airport governing boards. (viva voce vote) (30-0) (30-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: Not printed
  • Nay: Not printed
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses7
For
7
Against
0
On
0
Names

For

  • City of Dallas1 registration
  • City of Houston1 registration
  • City of McAllen1 registration
  • Dallas Fort Worth International Airport1 registration
  • Houston Airport System1 registration
  • Texas Commercial Airports Association1 registration
  • TX Commercial Airports Assoc.1 registration
Sources

7 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 20, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

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 Mar 4, 2025

05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Royce WestDSenate 23
Sponsors
Yvonne DavisDHouse 111

House committee · Transportation · Committee vote 12 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Transportation · Committee vote 9 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Companion

HB 2921 by Davis, Yvonne (identical)

Subjects

Open Records

Protection of Personal Information

Transportation--Aviation

AIRPORTS

PARKING

TRAVEL

Text

The text as introduced · 500 words

89R5716 GP-D

By: Johnson
S.B. No. 1841

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the confidentiality of certain information collected by

certain local governments and airport governing boards.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 22.028, Transportation Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 22.028. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION

COLLECTED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Personal identifying information

collected by a local government is confidential and not subject to

disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, if the information

collected is in relation to a person's use of an airport [ parking ]

facility that includes:

(1) the person's name, address, e-mail address, phone

number, and zip code;

(2) the person's license plate number, toll tag

number, and credit, debit, or other payment card number; [ or ]

(3) the dates the person's vehicle was parked at a

parking [ the ] facility, the date the person's vehicle exited the

parking facility, and the amount the person paid to park in the

parking facility ;

(4) the person's profile name associated with a

purchase or other online or in-person activity;

(5) the person's travel dates and flight information;

(6) the dates, times, and amounts of any purchase made

by the person; or

(7) the person's airport lounge memberships and

trusted traveler information .

SECTION 2. Section 22.091, Transportation Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 22.091. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION

COLLECTED BY JOINT BOARD. Personal identifying information

collected by a joint board for which the constituent agencies are

populous home-rule municipalities is confidential and not subject

to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, if the

information collected is in relation to:

(1) a commercial online payment system and includes a

person's:

(A) name, address, e-mail address, or phone

number;

(B) account number, password, payment

transaction activity, toll or charge record, or credit, debit, or

other payment card number; or

(C) other personal financial information; or

(2) a person's use of an airport [ parking ] facility

that includes:

(A) the person's name, address, e-mail address,

phone number, and zip code;

(B) the person's license plate number, toll tag

number, and credit, debit, or other payment card number; [ or ]

(C) the dates the person's vehicle was parked at

a parking [ the ] facility, the date the person's vehicle exited the

parking facility, and the amount the person paid to park in the

parking facility ;

(D) the person's profile name associated with a

purchase or other online or in-person activity;

(E) the person's travel dates and flight

information;

(F) the dates, times, and amounts of any purchase

made by the person; or

(G) the person's airport lounge memberships and

trusted traveler information .

SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

a request for public information received by a governmental body or

an officer for public information on or after the effective date of

this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.