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      By: Middleton S.B. No. 1132               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the public use of forms produced or published by a state   agency.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 2052, Texas Government Code, is amended   by adding Subchapter E to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER E. PUBLIC USE OF STATE AGENCY FORMS           Sec.   2052.401.     DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter "state   agency" means any office, department, commission, board, bureau,   division, institution, or other entity in the executive,   legislative, or judicial branch of state government that was   created by the constitution or a statute of the state.           Sec.   2052.402.     PUBLIC USE OF STATE AGENCY FORMS.   (a) Any   form created by or on behalf of a state agency that is intended to   facilitate interaction between the public and a state agency may be   freely reproduced, copied, or used by any person, business,   organization, or entity.             (b)     No state agency may impose restrictions or conditions on   the reproduction or use of such forms by the public, except as   necessary to ensure compliance with applicable state or federal   law.             (c)     This section does not authorize alteration of the   content of a form that would render it inaccurate or noncompliant   with applicable state or federal law.           (d)     This section does not require any agency to provide   copies of forms.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.