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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 981: Relating to access to certain litigation, law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 981 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to access to certain litigation, law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law. Primary sponsor: Cas Garcia Hernandez (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 6, 2025): Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cas Garcia HernandezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse115

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source