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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exception to disclosure under the public |
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information law of certain personal information contained in a |
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citation issued for a violation of a state traffic law or local |
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traffic ordinance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 552.1082 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.1082. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION |
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FROM TRAFFIC VIOLATION RECORDS. (a) Except as provided by |
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Subsection (b), information contained in a citation issued for a |
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violation of a state traffic law or local traffic ordinance is |
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excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if the |
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information is the home address or personal telephone number of the |
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person who is the subject of a citation. |
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(b) Information described by Subsection (a) shall be made |
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available on the request of: |
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(1) a radio or television station that holds a license |
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issued by the Federal Communications Commission; or |
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(2) a newspaper that is: |
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(A) a free newspaper of general circulation or |
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qualified under Section 2051.044 to publish legal notices; |
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(B) published at least once a week; and |
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(C) available and of interest to the general |
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public in connection with the dissemination of news. |
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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. |