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  89R5975 GP-D     By: Turner H.B. No. 2270       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the disclosure of certain information regarding a   record of a collision or violation involving a person operating a   railroad locomotive or train.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 192.005, Transportation Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 192.005.  RECORD OF COLLISION OR VIOLATION. If a person   operating a railroad locomotive or train is involved in a collision   with another train , [ or ] a motor vehicle , or a pedestrian or is   arrested for violation of a law relating to the person's operation   of a railroad locomotive or train:                (1)  the number of or other identifying information on   the person's driver's license or commercial driver's license may not   be included in any report of the collision or violation; and                (2)  the person's involvement in the collision or   violation may not be recorded in the person's individual driving   record maintained by the Department of Public Safety.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 192, Transportation Code, is amended by   adding Section 192.006 to read as follows:           Sec.   192.006.     DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM RECORD   OF COLLISION OR VIOLATION. The personally identifying information   of a railroad locomotive or train crew or the communications   between a train crew and a law enforcement agency that are included   in a report of a collision or violation described by Section   192.005(1) may not be disclosed except:                 (1)     as necessary within the scope of the person's   duties:                       (A)  to a law enforcement officer or agent; or                       (B)  to a state attorney;                 (2)  to the railroad company;                       (A)     on whose tracks the collision or violation   occurred; or                       (B)     who employed the crew at the time of the   collision or violation;                   (3)     to a regulatory agency with oversight of   railroads; or                 (4)     to a person specifically authorized by court order   to receive the information, if access to the information is   necessary to the performance of the person's duties.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.