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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure of the social security number of a living |
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person by a governmental body, including by a district or county |
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clerk. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.147, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.147. [EXCEPTION:] SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS [NUMBER
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OF LIVING PERSON]. (a) The social security number of a living |
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person is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021, but is |
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not confidential under this chapter. |
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(b) A governmental body may redact the social security |
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number of a living person from any information the governmental |
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body discloses under Section 552.021 without the necessity of |
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requesting a decision from the attorney general under Subchapter G. |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a county or district |
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clerk may disclose in the ordinary course of business a social |
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security number that is contained in information held by the |
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clerk's office, and that disclosure is not official misconduct and |
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does not subject the clerk to civil or criminal liability of any |
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kind under the law of this state, including any claim for damages in |
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a lawsuit or the criminal penalty imposed by Section 552.352. |
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(d) A county or district clerk shall establish a procedure |
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under which a social security number of a living person that is |
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contained in information held by the clerk, including information |
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available on an Internet website maintained by or under the control |
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of the clerk, shall be redacted within a reasonable time by the |
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clerk on receipt of a written request from the living person or that |
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person's authorized representative that identifies the specific |
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document or documents from which the social security number shall |
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be redacted. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |