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      S.B. No. 2569         AN ACT   relating to the reporting requirement for certain law enforcement   agencies regarding the agencies' use or operation of an unmanned   aircraft.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 423.008(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  Not earlier than January 1 and not later than January 15   of each odd-numbered year, each state law enforcement agency and   each county or municipal law enforcement agency located in a county   or municipality, as applicable, with a population greater than   150,000, that used or operated an unmanned aircraft during the   preceding 24 months shall [ issue a written report to the governor,   the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature and   shall:                [ (1)  retain the report for public viewing; and                [ (2) ]  post a [ the ] report regarding the agency's use or   operation of unmanned aircraft on the [ law enforcement ] agency's   publicly accessible Internet website or , if the agency does not   have a publicly accessible Internet website, otherwise make the   report available to the public [ one exists ].          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.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2569 passed the Senate on   April 16, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2569 passed the House on   May 23, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 122, Nays 15, one   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor