H.B. No. 1893         AN ACT   relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a   motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording   obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 552.130, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:          (f)  The license plate number of a motor vehicle captured   visually or audibly in a video recording obtained or maintained by a   law enforcement agency is not confidential under this section or   Chapter 730, Transportation Code, and may be included in a video   recording disclosed under Section 552.021.  This subsection does   not preclude a law enforcement agency from asserting other   exceptions to the disclosure of the information under this chapter.          SECTION 2.  Section 730.007, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:          (h)  A law enforcement agency may release a video recording   obtained or maintained by the law enforcement agency that includes   the license plate number of a motor vehicle captured visually or   audibly in the video in response to a request for public information   under Chapter 552, Government Code. The law enforcement agency is   not required to redact any license plate numbers before releasing   the video.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1893 was passed by the House on April   29, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1893 was passed by the Senate on May   20, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 26, Nays 5.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor