bill making the legislature’s video and audio public

The text as introduced · 222 words

89R8855 MLH-D

By: Hughes
S.B. No. 2100

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to public use of audio and visual materials produced by the

legislative branch.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 306, Government Code, is amended by

adding Section 306.0065 to read as follows:

Sec. 306.0065. LEGISLATIVELY PRODUCED AUDIO AND VISUAL

MATERIALS. (a) In this section, "visual materials" means

photographic, video, or other material containing a still or moving

recorded image or images.

(b) All audio and visual materials produced by the

legislature or by a house, committee, or agency of the legislature

are public and not subject to copyright restrictions.

SECTION 2. Sections 306.0055 and 306.006, Government Code,

are repealed.

SECTION 3. The repeal by this Act of Section 306.006,

Government Code, does not apply to an offense committed under that

section before the effective date of the repeal. An offense

committed before the effective date of the repeal is governed by the

law as it existed on the date the offense was committed, and the

former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of

this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of

the repeal if any element of the offense occurred before that date.

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