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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing municipalities and counties access to |
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criminal history record information for sexually oriented business |
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license applicants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.122, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b) to read as follows: |
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(b) A municipality or county that requires a sexually |
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oriented business to obtain a license or other permit under Section |
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243.007, Local Government Code, is entitled to obtain from the |
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department criminal history record information maintained by the |
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department that relates to a person who: |
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(1) is an applicant for a license or other permit from |
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the municipality or county; |
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(2) is the holder of a license or other permit from the |
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municipality or county; or |
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(3) requests a determination of eligibility for a |
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license or other permit from the municipality or county. |
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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, 2009. |