Texas HB3516 exempts certain working papers and electronic communications of administrative law judges and technical examiners from public.

Texas HB3516 amends the Government Code to exempt specific working papers and electronic communications of administrative law judges and technical examiners from public information law. These include notes and electronic communications recording observations, thoughts, questions, deliberations, or impressions, drafts of proposals for decision, and drafts of orders related to contested case hearings and alternative dispute resolution procedures. The changes apply to requests for public information received after the act's effective date of September 1, 2025.

Texas HB3516 exempts certain working papers and electronic communications of administrative law judges and technical examiners from public.

Texas HB3516 amends the Government Code to exempt specific working papers and electronic communications of administrative law judges and technical examiners from public information law. These include notes and electronic communications recording observations, thoughts, questions, deliberations, or impressions, drafts of proposals for decision, and drafts of orders related to contested case hearings and alternative dispute resolution procedures. The changes apply to requests for public information received after the act's effective date of September 1, 2025.