Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 1526 amends the Finance Code to establish that information in an application for a motor vehicle installment sales license issued by the consumer credit commissioner or any other application form relating to a license holder that is on file with the commissioner is confidential. Such information may only be disclosed in a judicial or administrative proceeding pursuant to a legal subpoena. The bill prohibits the commissioner from requiring fingerprints of a person who is not regularly and actively engaged in a business of the applicant or license holder or from suspending, revoking, or refusing to grant a motor vehicle installment sales license because the applicant or license holder failed to produce the fingerprints of such a person.

                Reason Given for Veto: "Senate Bill No. 1526 would impede access to public records. The bill would limit access to information in an application for a license to operate a motor vehible dealership from disclosure under the Public Information Act. The owner's name, business address, and phone number should be available to the public. Personal addresses and phone numbers should be protected. These personal records could only be disclosed in a judicial or administrative proceeding in accordance with a lawful subpoena.

Restricted access to these records would hinder the filing of legitimate consumer complaints against vehicle dealerships."