Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 15	Senate Author:  Nichols et al.
Effective:  6-18-21	House Sponsor:  King, Phil et al.

            Senate Bill 15, the Texas Consumer Privacy Act Phase I, amends the Transportation Code to revise provisions of the Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act. Among other provisions, the bill does the following:

·        establishes additional circumstances under which certain personal information in connection with a motor vehicle record may be disclosed;

·        creates offenses under the act and increases criminal penalties enforced under the act;

·        includes an individual's date of birth and email address as personal information subject to disclosure under the act;

·        clarifies that an agency must disclose personal information in connection with a record under the act to the subject of the information;

·        revises the authorized disclosures of personal information under the act;

·        sets out provisions relating to the disclosure of personal information to a person who is not an authorized recipient of that information;

·        establishes content requirements for a contract to access personal information in motor vehicle records in bulk; and

·        prohibits the Texas Department of Transportation from disclosing certain identifying information.

Senate Bill 15 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to prohibit certain customer information obtained by the Parks and Wildlife Department from being sold, rented, or traded and restricts the disclosure of statistical data and compilations of that information.