H.B. No. 4885         AN ACT   relating to the disclosure of confidential juvenile records to a   managed assigned counsel program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 51.02, Family Code, is amended by adding   Subdivision (7-a) to read as follows:                (7-a)  "Managed assigned counsel program" has the   meaning assigned by Article 26.047, Code of Criminal Procedure.          SECTION 2.  Section 58.004(b), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)  This section does not apply to information that is:                (1)  necessary for an agency to provide services to the   victim;                (2)  necessary for law enforcement purposes;                (3)  shared within the statewide juvenile information   and case management system established under Subchapter E;                (4)  shared with an attorney representing the child in   a proceeding under this title; [or]                (5)  shared with an attorney representing any other   person in a juvenile or criminal court proceeding arising from the   same act or conduct for which the child was referred to juvenile   court; or                (6)  shared with a managed assigned counsel program   responsible for appointing an attorney to represent the child in a   proceeding under this title to determine indigence or fulfill the   program's duties in appointing and overseeing appointed counsel   once a request for appointed counsel is made.          SECTION 3.  Section 58.005(a-1), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a-1)  Except as provided by Article 15.27, Code of Criminal   Procedure, the records and information to which this section   applies may be disclosed only to:                (1)  the professional staff or consultants of the   agency or institution;                (2)  the judge, probation officers, and professional   staff or consultants of the juvenile court;                (3)  an attorney for the child;                (4)  a governmental agency if the disclosure is   required or authorized by law;                (5)  an individual or entity to whom the child is   referred for treatment or services, including assistance in   transitioning the child to the community after the child's release   or discharge from a juvenile facility;                (6)  the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the   Texas Juvenile Justice Department for the purpose of maintaining   statistical records of recidivism and for diagnosis and   classification;                (7)  a prosecuting attorney;                (8)  a parent, guardian, or custodian with whom a child   will reside after the child's release or discharge from a juvenile   facility;                (9)  a governmental agency or court if the record is   necessary for an administrative or legal proceeding and the   personally identifiable information about the child is redacted   before the record is disclosed; [or]                (10)  with permission from the juvenile court, any   other individual, agency, or institution having a legitimate   interest in the proceeding or in the work of the court; or                (11)  a managed assigned counsel program responsible   for appointing an attorney to represent the child in a juvenile   delinquency proceeding to determine indigence or fulfill the   program's duties in appointing and overseeing appointed counsel   once a request for appointed counsel is made.          SECTION 4.  Section 58.007(b), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)  Except as provided by Section 54.051(d-1) and by Article   15.27, Code of Criminal Procedure, the records, whether physical or   electronic, of a juvenile court, a clerk of court, a juvenile   probation department, or a prosecuting attorney relating to a child   who is a party to a proceeding under this title may be inspected or   copied only by:                (1)  the judge, probation officers, and professional   staff or consultants of the juvenile court;                (2)  a juvenile justice agency as that term is defined   by Section 58.101;                (3)  an attorney representing the child's parent in a   proceeding under this title;                (4)  an attorney representing the child;                (5)  a prosecuting attorney;                (6)  an individual or entity to whom the child is   referred for treatment or services, including assistance in   transitioning the child to the community after the child's release   or discharge from a juvenile facility;                (7)  a public or private agency or institution   providing supervision of the child by arrangement of the juvenile   court, or having custody of the child under juvenile court order;   [or]                (8)  with permission from the juvenile court, any other   individual, agency, or institution having a legitimate interest in   the proceeding or in the work of the court; or                (9)  a managed assigned counsel program responsible for   appointing an attorney to represent the child in a juvenile   delinquency proceeding to determine indigence or fulfill the   program's duties in appointing and overseeing appointed counsel   once a request for appointed counsel is made.          SECTION 5.  Sections 58.004, 58.005, and 58.007, Family   Code, as amended by this Act, apply to records created before, on,   or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 4885 was passed by the House on May 7,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 4885 was passed by the Senate on May   19, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor