By Jones of Lubbock H.B. No. 1419 75R4401 JD-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to public access to conviction information maintained by 1-3 the Texas Department of Public Safety. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 411.132 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 411.132. ACCESS TO CONVICTION INFORMATION BY PUBLIC. 1-8 (a) Any person is entitled to obtain from the department criminal 1-9 history record information maintained by the department that 1-10 relates to: 1-11 (1) the conviction of a person for any offense; or 1-12 (2) the dismissal of proceedings against a person 1-13 under Section 5, Article 42.12, or Article 45.54, Code of Criminal 1-14 Procedure. 1-15 (b) A person who obtains criminal history record information 1-16 from the department under Subsection (a) may: 1-17 (1) use the information for any purpose; or 1-18 (2) release the information to any other person. 1-19 (c) The department shall permit a person to submit a single 1-20 request for criminal history record information pertaining to more 1-21 than one individual. 1-22 SECTION 2. Before January 1, 1998, the department by rule 1-23 shall adopt procedures and forms to implement Section 411.132, 1-24 Government Code, as added by this Act. 2-1 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 2-2 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-3 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-4 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-5 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-6 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.