Relating to the disclosure of certain information by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the official text

S.B. No. 2776

AN ACT

relating to the disclosure of certain information by the Texas

Juvenile Justice Department.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 244.003, Human Resources Code, is

amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to

read as follows:

(b) Except as provided by Section 243.051(c), these records

and all other information concerning a child, including personally

identifiable information, are not public and are available only

according to the provisions of Subsection (c) of this section,

Section 58.005, Family Code, Section 244.051 of this code, and

Chapter 67, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(c) The department may disclose information concerning a

person who was committed to the department, including personally

identifiable information, if:

(1) the person:

(A) has been discharged from commitment by the

department;

(B) is at least 18 years of age; and

(C) has given consent for the department to

disclose the information; and

(2) the department does not disclose any information

for which the person did not consent to disclosure and does not

disclose any information for a purpose other than the purpose for

which the person consented to disclosure.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2776 passed the Senate on

May 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2776 passed the House on

May 9, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 0, two present

not voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor