By Sibley S.B. No. 604 77R3760 JD-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the effect of disclosure by certain state governmental 1-3 bodies of information that is confidential by law or excepted from 1-4 public disclosure under the public information law. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is 1-7 amended by adding Section 552.1015 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 552.1015. EFFECT OF DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL OR 1-9 CERTAIN EXCEPTED INFORMATION BY CERTAIN STATE GOVERNMENTAL BODIES. 1-10 (a) This section applies only to information held by a 1-11 governmental body defined by Section 552.003(1)(A)(i). 1-12 (b) A disclosure of confidential information, as described 1-13 by Section 552.101, by a governmental body to another governmental 1-14 body of this state or to an agency or instrumentality of another 1-15 state, the United States, or another country: 1-16 (1) is not a violation of Section 552.352 or any other 1-17 law of this state that prohibits the release or disclosure of the 1-18 information; 1-19 (2) does not affect the confidentiality of the 1-20 information; 1-21 (3) is not considered a release of information to the 1-22 public for purposes of Section 552.007; and 1-23 (4) is not a waiver of any privilege applicable to the 1-24 information under law. 2-1 (c) A disclosure by a governmental body of information that 2-2 is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 by this 2-3 chapter to an entity described by Subsection (b): 2-4 (1) does not affect the continuing applicability of 2-5 the relevant exception from disclosure; 2-6 (2) is not considered a release of information to the 2-7 public for purposes of Section 552.007; and 2-8 (3) is not a waiver of any privilege applicable to the 2-9 information under law. 2-10 (d) An officer for public information of a governmental body 2-11 who receives a request for information covered by this section 2-12 shall assert that the information is confidential or excepted from 2-13 the requirements of Section 552.021. 2-14 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-15 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-16 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-17 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-18 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.