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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of |
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an applicant for or recipient of disaster recovery assistance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.160, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.160. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF |
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APPLICANT FOR OR RECIPIENT OF DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE [FUNDS]. |
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(a) In this section, "disaster" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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418.004. |
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(b) The [Except as provided by Subsection (c), the] |
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following information maintained by a governmental body is |
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confidential: |
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(1) the name, social security number, house number, |
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street name, and telephone number of an individual or household |
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that applies for or receives disaster recovery assistance, |
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including utility payment assistance and state or federal disaster |
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recovery funds; |
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(2) the name, tax identification number, address, and |
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telephone number of a business entity or an owner of a business |
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entity that applies for or receives disaster recovery assistance, |
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including utility payment assistance and state or federal disaster |
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recovery funds; and |
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(3) any other information the disclosure of which |
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would identify or tend to identify a person or household that |
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applies for or receives disaster recovery assistance, including |
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utility payment assistance and state or federal disaster recovery |
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funds. |
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[(c) The street name and census block group of and the |
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amount of disaster recovery funds awarded to a person or household |
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are not confidential after the date on which disaster recovery |
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funds are awarded to the person or household.] |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |