TO: | Honorable Kenny Marchant, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1015 by Miller (Relating to prohibiting a governmental body from disclosing a person's social security number to a member of the public without the person's written consent.), As Introduced |
The bill adds Section 552.140 to the Government Code by prohibiting the disclosure of a person’s social security number by a governmental body without the written consent of the individual on a clear and understandable consent form prescribed by the attorney general. The bill also amends Sections 552.024(a), 552.117, 552.1175, 552.1175(b), 552.132(b), 552.136(b) removing references to social security numbers as open records.
The Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members of each house; otherwise it takes effect September 1, 2003.
Source Agencies: | 302 Office Of The Attorney General, 304 Comptroller Of Public Accounts
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LBB Staff: | JK, RR, MS, BL
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