H.B. No. 2413 amends the Local Government Code by adding Section 263.1521, which grants counties the authority to dispose of sensitive media devices. A "sensitive media device" is defined as a data storage device that a county's commissioners court determines has been used to store data regulated by state or federal law. The bill allows the commissioners court to order the destruction of such devices if they are classified as salvage or surplus property and if the court deems that destruction is necessary to prevent inadvertent disclosure of sensitive information during disposal.

This legislation overrides existing provisions in Section 263.152, thereby providing a specific framework for the disposal of sensitive media devices by counties. The bill is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

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