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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of social security numbers |
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maintained by certain governmental entites. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 552.147, Government Code, is to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 552.147. EXCEPTION: SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF LIVING |
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PERSON. (a) The social security number of a living person is |
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excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021. |
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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) A county clerk who in good faith makes available a |
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document containing a social security number while carrying out |
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their official duties does not commit an offense under Section |
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552.352. This subsection expires September 1, 2009. |
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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 September 1, 2007. |