The bill amends the Local Government Code and the Government Code to establish new requirements for the retention and disclosure of complaints against police officers alleging official oppression. Specifically, it mandates that municipal departments and political subdivisions retain such complaints for at least five years after the officer's employment ends and create an abstract of the complaint to be retained indefinitely once the original is destroyed. Additionally, it clarifies that these complaints and their abstracts are public information and are not subject to certain exceptions to disclosure under existing law.

Furthermore, the bill introduces provisions that ensure these new requirements take precedence over any conflicting laws or agreements, and it specifies that the exceptions to disclosure do not apply to these complaints. The bill also includes a provision that allows municipalities to withhold information that is confidential under specific sections of the Government Code. The effective date of the bill is contingent upon receiving a two-thirds vote from both houses of the legislature; otherwise, it will take effect on September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Government Code 552.108 (Government Code 552)