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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Texas Racing Commission's ability to share |
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investigatory information with other state regulatory agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2.15, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, |
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Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2.15. RECORDS. (a) All records of the commission that |
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are not made confidential by other law are open to inspection by the |
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public during regular office hours. All applications for a license |
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under this Act shall be maintained by the commission and shall be |
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available for public inspection during regular office hours. |
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(b) The contents of the investigatory files of the |
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commission[, however,] are not public records and are confidential |
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except in a criminal proceeding, in a hearing conducted by the |
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commission, on court order, or with the consent of the party being |
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investigated. |
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(c) The commission may share with another regulatory agency |
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of this state any investigatory file information that creates a |
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reasonable suspicion of a person's violation of a law or rule under |
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that agency's jurisdiction. The agency may use the information as |
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if it was obtained through that agency's investigatory process. |
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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, 2013. |