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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the availability of dates of birth under the public |
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information law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 552.0223 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.0223. DATES OF BIRTH. Notwithstanding Section |
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552.101, this chapter does not authorize a governmental body to |
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withhold a date of birth except as: |
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(1) permitted by the federal privacy requirements |
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adopted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability |
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Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191) contained in 45 C.F.R. Part 160 |
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and 45 C.F.R. Part 164; or |
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(2) otherwise provided by constitutional or statutory |
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law. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a request for information that is received by a governmental body or |
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an officer for public information on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A request for information that was received before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the request was received, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |