Amend SB 1259 (house committee printing) as follows:                         
	(1)  On page 1, line 5, between "SECTION 1." and "Subchapter 
A", insert "(a)".
	(2)  On page 1, line 6, strike "Section 51.0045" and 
substitute "Sections 51.0045 and 51.0046".
	(3)  On page 1, immediately after line 24, insert the 
following:             
	Sec. 51.0046.  PRIVACY OF CERTAIN RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS; 
LIABILITY.  (a) The supreme court shall adopt rules establishing 
procedures for protecting personal information contained in 
records and documents stored by the clerk of an appellate court in 
an electronic storage format and for accessing those records and 
documents.  The supreme court by rule shall define "personal 
information" for purposes of this section.
	(b)  A person who complies with the rules adopted by the 
supreme court under this section is not liable for damages arising 
from the disclosure of personal information that is included in 
records or documents stored in an electronic storage format.
	(c)  For purposes of this section, "electronic storage" has 
the meaning assigned by Section 51.105(c).
	(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
Section 51.0046, Government Code, as added by this section, applies 
to a record or document maintained by a clerk of an appellate court 
that is received by the clerk after the effective date of the rules 
adopted in accordance with Section 51.0046, Government Code.