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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 816: Relating to authorizing the disclosure of certain electronic customer data by a provider of an electronic communications service or a remote computing service in certain immediate life-threatening situations.

Passed one chamber 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

SB 816 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to authorizing the disclosure of certain electronic customer data by a provider of an electronic communications service or a remote computing service in certain immediate life-threatening situations. Primary sponsor: Joan Huffman (Republican), Sam Harless (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2025): Placed on General State Calendar.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joan HuffmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Sam HarlessPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse126

“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. Placed on General State Calendar
  2. Considered in Calendars
  3. Committee report sent to Calendars
  4. Committee report distributed
  5. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  6. Reported favorably as substituted
  7. Committee substitute considered in committee
  8. Considered in formal meeting
  9. Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  10. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  11. Read first time
  12. Received from the Senate

Showing 12 most recent of 38 actions. Full history

Sources

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