Amend SB 1069 by adding a new section, appropriately numbered, to read as follows and renumbering existing sections accordingly: SECTION ____. Subtitle J, title 7, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Chapter 730 to read as follows: CHAPTER 730. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS Sec. 730.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Agency" means an agency of this state that compiles or maintains motor vehicle records. The term includes the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Transportation. (2) "Internet" means the international computer network of federal and non-federal interoperable packet switched data networks or a similar computer bulletin board or computer network accessible to the public. (3) "Motor vehicle record" means a record that pertains to a motor vehicle operator's or driver's license or permit, motor vehicle registration, motor vehicle title, or identification document issued by an agency or a local governmental entity authorized to issue an identification document. The term includes a driver record maintained by the Department of Public Safety. (4) "Personal information" means information that identifies an individual, including an individual's photograph or computerized photographic image, social security number, driver identification number, personal identification certificate number, name, address other than the postal routing code, telephone number, and medical or disability information. The term does not include information on vehicular accidents, driving violations, or driver's license status. Sec. 730.002. RELEASE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION BY AGENCY. Notwithstanding any other law, including Chapter 501, 502, 521, or 522 of this code and Chapter 552, Government Code, an agency is prohibited from providing a person with personal information from the agency's motor vehicle records, unless the person receiving the information is the individual to whom the information pertains or that individual's agent or the person agrees in writing with the agency that the person will not: (1) disseminate or publish the information on the internet; or (2) permit another to disseminate or publish the information on the internet. Sec. 730.003. PUBLICATION OR DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ON INTERNET. A person may not publish or disclose on the internet personal information from a motor vehicle record that has been obtained directly or indirectly from an agency without the consent of the individual to whom the information pertains. Sec. 730.004. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT. A district or county attorney or the attorney general may file suit in a district court to enjoin a violation of this chapter or to compel compliance with this chapter. Sec. 730.005. CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION. (a) A person who knowingly discloses or uses personal information from an agency's motor vehicle records in violation of this chapter is liable for damages caused by the disclosure or use in an action brought in a district court by the individual to whom the information relates. (b) A person who brings a suit under Subsection (a) may recover: (1) actual damages, or if actual damages are less than $2,500, actual damages and liquidated damages of not less than $2,500; (2) punitive damages, on proof of wilful or reckless disregard of the law; (3) reasonable attorney's fees and litigation costs; and (4) other equitable and preliminary relief that the court finds appropriate. Sec. 730.006. FALSE STATEMENT TO AGENCY; PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person makes a false statement or representation to an agency to obtain personal information pertaining to any individual from the agency's motor vehicle records. (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Sec. 730.007. DISSEMINATION OR PUBLICATION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ON INTERNET PROHIBITED; PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) has access to or is in possession of personal information obtained from an agency's motor vehicle records; and (2) disseminates or publishes the information on the internet without the consent of the individual to whom the information pertains. (b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. Sec. 730.008. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO CIVIL ACTION OR PROSECUTION. It is an affirmative defense to an action brought under Section 730.005 or to a prosecution brought under Section 730.007 that the person disclosed or used the personal information of the individual in compliance with and for a purpose authorized by the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (18 U.S.C. Section 2721 et seq.). Sec. 730.009. RULES. Each agency to which this chapter applies shall adopt rules to implement and enforce this chapter.