Texas HB675 amends public information law to restrict charges for public information and allows the attorney general to cancel or reduce charges.

Texas HB675 modifies the public information law by prohibiting governmental bodies from charging for copies of public information if the information is a report required by the Election Code and all such reports from the past three years are available online. The bill also allows the attorney general to cancel or reduce charges if the governmental body fails to maintain information according to standard practices or does not comply with the public information law. These changes apply to requests for public information received after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025.

Texas HB675 amends public information law to restrict charges for public information and allows the attorney general to cancel or reduce charges.

Texas HB675 modifies the public information law by prohibiting governmental bodies from charging for copies of public information if the information is a report required by the Election Code and all such reports from the past three years are available online. The bill also allows the attorney general to cancel or reduce charges if the governmental body fails to maintain information according to standard practices or does not comply with the public information law. These changes apply to requests for public information received after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025.