Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 4123	House Author:  Guillen
Effective:  6-13-23	Senate Sponsor:  Zaffirini

            House Bill 4123 amends the Education Code, Estates Code, Finance Code, Government Code, and Occupations Code to update and reorganize provisions relating to access to and use of criminal history record information and to clarify the duties and responsibilities of applicable entities with regard to that information. Among other provisions, the bill revises criminal background check requirements for various entities, including state entities and school‑related entities, with regard to hiring, contracting, subcontracting, and occupational licensing. Additionally, the bill requires the destruction of criminal history record information by the applicable entities after it is used for its authorized purpose and provides for restrictions on the release or disclosure of that information, including a prohibition on releasing or disclosing any such information obtained from the FBI.