1-1 By: Cuellar of Hidalgo (Senate Sponsor - Patterson) H.B. No. 1770
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 17, 1993;
1-3 May 18, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on State
1-4 Affairs; May 28, 1993, reported favorably by the following vote:
1-5 Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 28, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Harris of Dallas x
1-9 Rosson x
1-10 Carriker x
1-11 Henderson x
1-12 Leedom x
1-13 Lucio x
1-14 Luna x
1-15 Nelson x
1-16 Patterson x
1-17 Shelley x
1-18 Sibley x
1-19 West x
1-20 Whitmire x
1-21 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-22 AN ACT
1-23 relating to the release of information kept in vessel and boat
1-24 records.
1-25 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-26 SECTION 1. Subchapter B-1, Chapter 31, Parks and Wildlife
1-27 Code, is amended by adding Section 31.056 to read as follows:
1-28 Sec. 31.056. RELEASE OF INFORMATION. (a) The department or
1-29 a county may not release to any person the name and address of any
1-30 person contained in the vessel and outboard motor records in
1-31 response to a telephone inquiry. The department or a county may
1-32 release the name and address only if the request is in writing.
1-33 The written request must contain the requestor's name and address
1-34 and must state that the use of the information is for a lawful and
1-35 legitimate purpose.
1-36 (b) This section does not apply to the release of
1-37 information to:
1-38 (1) a peace officer, as that term is defined in
1-39 Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, if the officer is acting
1-40 in an official capacity; or
1-41 (2) an official of the state, a city, a town, a
1-42 county, a special district, or another political subdivision of the
1-43 state if the official is requesting the information for tax
1-44 purposes.
1-45 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
1-46 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
1-47 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-48 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-49 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-50 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
1-51 * * * * *
1-52 Austin,
1-53 Texas
1-54 May 28, 1993
1-55 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-56 President of the Senate
1-57 Sir:
1-58 We, your Committee on State Affairs to which was referred H.B.
1-59 No. 1770, have had the same under consideration, and I am
1-60 instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation
1-61 that it do pass and be printed.
1-62 Harris of
1-63 Dallas, Chairman
1-64 * * * * *
1-65 WITNESSES
1-66 FOR AGAINST ON
1-67 ___________________________________________________________________
1-68 Name: Howard Kidwell x x
2-1 Representing: Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept
2-2 City: Austin
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