SB 744: Public Records Requests Made to Law Enforcement Officers

GENERAL BILL by Yarborough

Public Records Requests Made to Law Enforcement Officers; Prohibiting law enforcement officers from accepting and processing public records requests while engaged in certain activities; providing that a law enforcement officer makes a certain determination; requiring that a law enforcement officer verbally inform an individual of certain information; providing criminal penalties for individuals who knowingly and willfully persist in attempting to compel a law enforcement officer to accept and process a public records request under certain circumstances, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 12/3/2025 03:19 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 627 (c1) by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Pub. Rec./Law Enforcement Officers Actively Engaged in Official Duty Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Judiciary Committee	Similar

• Citations - Statute (1)

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  119.101

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/3/2025	S	• Filed
  12/16/2025	S	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Criminal Justice