Relating to the recording and archiving of live video feed by the Texas Department of Transportation.
HB 2621 requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to record and keep live video feeds from its cameras for at least 30 days. These recordings are confidential and cannot be disclosed publicly, except when shared with police for criminal investigations. The law applies to all video cameras used by TxDOT in its operations and takes effect on September 1, 2025. This policy change directly affects TxDOT's video management practices and limits public access to these recordings.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Last action May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced
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Engrossed
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3 edits
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May 10, 2025
MINOR
The bill was renumbered and reformatted as an engrossed version, with the main substantive change being the addition of an emergency access exception to the confidentiality provisions for live video recordings. Previously, law enforcement could only access recordings for criminal investigations, but now they can also access recordings during emergencies like serious vehicle collisions, bridge collapses, or statewide alerts.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the Texas Department of Transportation's live video recording and archiving requirements, but the confidentiality exceptions have been expanded to include emergency situations beyond just criminal investigations.
REQUIREMENT
Added emergency access exception allowing department to provide video recordings to law enforcement for emergencies such as serious bodily injury, death, bridge collapses, or statewide alerts
TECHNICAL
Bill was renumbered from HB 2621 to 89(R) HB 2621 and reformatted with proper legislative structure including Christopher Murzin Act designation
Removed extraneous metadata and formatting artifacts from the original introduced version
Floor votes · House May 9, 2025
How they voted
105–27
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 143
May 9, 2025
D
Democratic57
87% Yea
R
Republican86
63% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
2
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 9, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-27-11)
house
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angelia Orr
RRepublican
P
Christina Morales
DDemocratic
P
Morgan Meyer
RRepublican
P
Tom Craddick
RRepublican
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