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Senate passes bill clarifying state access to national criminal-history checks
Summary
The Texas Senate advanced and ultimately passed a committee substitute clarifying which state agencies and populations are eligible for national criminal-history background checks and preserving Texas—s continued access to FBI systems.
The Texas Senate moved and approved a committee substitute to Senate Bill 25 87 on the floor, a measure lawmakers said clarifies which state agencies and groups are entitled to access national criminal-history record checks and preserves Texas— continued access to FBI background-check systems.
Supporters said the bill addresses gaps in existing law. "State law must explicitly define which state agencies and population groups are entitled to national background checks," the senator who moved the suspension of regular order said on the floor, arguing the bill would…
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