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79R126 JRD-F


By:  Corte                                                        H.B. No. 18 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the persons who may inspect or obtain a copy of a 
military discharge record under the public information law.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 552.140(c), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(c)  On request and the presentation of proper 
identification, the following persons may inspect the military 
discharge record or obtain from the governmental body free of 
charge a copy or certified copy of the record:
		(1)  the veteran who is the subject of the record;                            
		(2)  the legal guardian of the veteran;                                       
		(3)  the spouse or a child or parent of the veteran or, 
if there is no living spouse, child, or parent, the nearest living 
relative of the veteran;
		(4)  the personal representative of the estate of the 
veteran;              
		(5)  the person named by the veteran, or by a person 
described by Subdivision (2), (3), or (4), in an appropriate power 
of attorney executed in accordance with Section 490, Chapter XII, 
Texas Probate Code; [or]
		(6)  another governmental body; or                                     
		(7)  an authorized representative of the funeral home 
that assists with the burial of the veteran.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the 
legislative session.