Text of section as added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1962), Sec. 1

For text of section as added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1250 (H.B. 4181), Sec. 28, see other Sec. 324.0085.

Sec. 324.0085. LEGISLATIVE RECORDS. (a) The library is the depository for any record created or received by the office of a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor during that official's term of office.

(b) The legislative entity that transferred records to the library retains ownership and legal custody of those records, including records placed in a depository outside the library. The legislative entity may retrieve the records for the legislature's use. The director and library employees shall assist the legislative entity with retrieval of the records and shall return the records to the library following the legislature's use.

(c) The director shall protect privileged or confidential legislative records held by the library from public disclosure at the direction of the legislative entity that transferred the records to the library.

(d) The director shall receive requests under Chapter 552 for legislative records held by the library and respond as directed by the officer for public information of the legislative entity that transferred the records to the library. The director shall notify the appropriate officer for public information as soon as practicable after receiving a request described by this subsection.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1962), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.