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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of certain information related to a |
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computer security incident. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.139(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The following information is confidential: |
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(1) a computer network vulnerability report; |
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(2) any other assessment of the extent to which data |
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processing operations, a computer, a computer program, network, |
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system, or system interface, or software of a governmental body or |
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of a contractor of a governmental body is vulnerable to |
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unauthorized access or harm, including an assessment of the extent |
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to which the governmental body's or contractor's electronically |
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stored information containing sensitive or critical information is |
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vulnerable to alteration, damage, erasure, or inappropriate use; |
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[and] |
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(3) a photocopy or other copy of an identification |
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badge issued to an official or employee of a governmental body; and |
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(4) information collected, assembled, or maintained |
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by or for a governmental body to prevent, detect, or investigate a |
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computer security incident, including a breach of system security |
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as defined by Section 521.053, Business & Commerce Code. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a request for public information received on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A request received before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the request |
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was received, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2017. |