Under the provisions of the bill, information regarding complaints compiled under Subchapter E, Occupations Code, would be confidential and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion.

This information would be required to be accessible upon request to a law enforcement officer, a member of the legislature, or a legislative agency. TDLR would also be permitted to disclose the information to TDLR personnel involved in disciplinary or administrative proceedings, a party to those proceedings, a licensing or disciplinary board, or a person involved in research if the identifying information on the individual has been removed. The filing of formal proceedings, the nature of these proceedings, and disciplinary proceedings and actions would still be subject to disclosure.