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Journalists, policy groups back HB 4219 to require prompt replies on public-record requests
Summary
Witnesses told the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce that House Bill 4219 would strengthen the Texas Public Information Act by requiring government bodies to notify requesters within 10 days whether responsive records exist and by creating training and complaint paths for late responses.
The Senate Committee on Business & Commerce heard public testimony on House Bill 4219, a bill aimed at tightening the response process under the Texas Public Information Act.
Sponsor remarks said the measure responds to repeated failures by local governments to reply to open-records requests and would require governmental bodies to notify requesters within 10 days if they have no responsive information or are withholding…
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