This website will be unavailable from Friday, April 26, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. through Monday, April 29, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. due to data center maintenance.

                                                                                


By:  McCall                                                       H.B. No. 2714



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain information filed by a person who holds a 
license issued by, or applies for a license to be issued by the 
office of the consumer credit commissioner.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 348.502, Finance Code, is amended by 
adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:
	(c)  Information contained in an application or other 
information relating to a license holder or license applicant on 
file with the commissioner is not a public record, is confidential, 
and, except as required by court order, is not subject to public 
inspection under this or other law.
	(d)  Notwithstanding the terms of this code or other law, the 
commissioner may not:
		(1)  require the production of fingerprints of a person 
who is not regularly and actively engaged in the conduct of the 
business of the applicant or license holder; or
		(2)  suspend, revoke, or refuse to grant a license 
based on the failure of the applicant or license holder to produce 
the fingerprints of a person who is not regularly and actively 
engaged in the conduct of the business of the applicant or license 
holder.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.