1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the use of certain electronically readable information 1-3 to comply with certain provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Code; 1-4 providing a penalty. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 109, Alcoholic Beverage 1-7 Code, is amended by adding Section 109.61 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 109.61. USE OF CERTAIN ELECTRONICALLY READABLE 1-9 INFORMATION. (a) A person may access electronically readable 1-10 information on a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or 1-11 identification certificate for the purpose of complying with this 1-12 code or a rule of the commission, including for the purpose of 1-13 preventing the person from committing an offense under this code. 1-14 (b) A person may not retain information accessed under this 1-15 section unless the commission by rule requires the information to 1-16 be retained. The person may not retain the information longer than 1-17 the commission requires. 1-18 (c) Information accessed under this section may not be 1-19 marketed in any manner. 1-20 (d) A person who violates this section commits an offense. 1-21 An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. 1-22 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3016 was passed by the House on April 24, 2001, by a non-record vote; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to H.B. No. 3016 on May 25, 2001, and requested the appointment of a conference committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. 3016 on May 27, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3016 was passed by the Senate, with amendments, on May 18, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. 3016 on May 27, 2001, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor