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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the availability of certain information regarding an |
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application for or the award of disaster recovery funds under the |
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public information law. |
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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 by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (c) and |
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(d), the 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 state or federal disaster 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 state or federal disaster recovery funds; |
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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 state or federal disaster recovery funds. |
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(d) Information is not confidential under Subsection (b) if |
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the information is contained in or describes: |
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(1) an application for or the award of state or federal |
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disaster recovery funds to a governmental body; or |
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(2) an application for or the award of state or federal |
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disaster recovery funds that are allocated or distributed by a |
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governmental body, other than information listed in Subsection |
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(b)(1) or (2) concerning an applicant for that allocation or |
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distribution. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to |
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information written, produced, collected, assembled, or maintained |
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before, on, or after the effective date of this Act, but does not |
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apply to a request for public information received before the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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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. |