TITLE: Relating to the release of certain information relating to motor vehicle accidents.

SUMMARY: Relating to the release of certain information relating to motor vehicle accidents.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the release of certain information relating to motor vehicle accidents. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 550.065(c), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) On written request and payment of any required fee, the department or the governmental entity shall release the information to: (1) an entity described by Subsection (b); (2) the law enforcement agency that employs the peace officer who investigated the accident and sent the information to the department; (3) the court in which a case involving a person involved in the accident is pending if the report is subpoenaed; or (4) a person who provides the department or governmental entity with [two or more of the following]:(A) the date of the accident; and (B) [the specific address or the highway or street where the accident occurred; or [(C)] the name of any person involved in the accident. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.