85R7866 YDB-D By: Reynolds H.B. No. 1393 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to records filed with the clerk of a district court. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 51.303, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsections (d) and (g) to read as follows: (d) The clerk of a district court may accept a record filed: (1) directly with the court electronically; (2) electronically through the statewide electronic court filing system; or (3) physically by an individual. (g) A person, including a governmental entity, may not sell a record filed or otherwise lawfully deposited with the clerk of a district court unless the person has the express, written permission of the clerk to sell the record. SECTION 2. Section 51.303(g), Government Code, as added by this Act, applies to a record filed or otherwise lawfully deposited with a district court before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.