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  89R4685 GP-F     By: Moody H.B. No. 1853       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the availability of certain information regarding   persons who provide materials used in the execution of a convict.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 552.1081, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 552.1081.  EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN   INFORMATION REGARDING EXECUTION OF CONVICT. (a)  Information is   excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if it contains   identifying information that is confidential under Article   43.14(b) [ 43.14 ], Code of Criminal Procedure, including that of[ :                [ (1) ]  any person who participates in an execution   procedure, including a person who uses [ , supplies, ] or administers   a substance during the execution .           (b)     The exception to disclosure provided by Subsection (a)   does not apply to identifying information about a [ ; and                [ (2)  any ] person or entity that manufactures,   transports, tests, procures, compounds, prescribes, dispenses, or   provides a substance or supplies used in an execution.          SECTION 2.  Article 43.14, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to   read as follows:          (b)   Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [ The ] name,   address, and other identifying information of [ the following is   confidential and excepted from disclosure under Section 552.021,   Government Code:                [ (1) ]  any person who participates in an execution   procedure described by Subsection (a), including a person who uses   [ , supplies, ] or administers a substance during the execution , is   confidential and excepted from required disclosure under Section   552.021, Government Code.           (c)  The name, address, and other identifying information of   [ ; and                [ (2) ]  any person or entity that manufactures,   transports, tests, procures, compounds, prescribes, dispenses, or   provides a substance or supplies used in an execution is public   information, is not confidential, and is not excepted from required   disclosure under Section 552.021, Government Code .          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a request for information that is received by a governmental body or   officer for public information on or after the effective date of   this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.