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.