By: Birdwell S.B. No. 526
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the abolishment of certain advisory committees and
  other entities created to assist or advise state agencies or
  officers.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 402.033, Government Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
  follows:
         (b)  If a person determines or reasonably suspects that
  fraudulent activity has been committed or is about to be committed,
  the person shall report the information to an authorized
  governmental agency. If a person reports the information to the
  attorney general, the attorney general shall notify an appropriate
  law enforcement agency with jurisdiction to investigate the
  fraudulent activity [each agency with representation on the
  residential mortgage fraud task force under Section 402.032]. If a
  financial institution or person voluntarily or pursuant to this
  section reports fraudulent activity to an authorized governmental
  agency, the financial institution or person may not notify any
  person involved in the fraudulent activity that the fraudulent
  activity has been reported, and the authorized governmental agency
  who has any knowledge that such report was made shall not disclose
  to any person involved in the fraudulent activity that the
  fraudulent activity has been reported.  Any financial institution
  or person that makes a voluntary report of any possible violation of
  law or regulation to an authorized governmental agency shall not be
  liable to any person under any law or regulation of the state or the
  United States for such report.
         (d)  An authorized governmental agency may share
  confidential information or information to which access is
  otherwise restricted by law with one or more other authorized
  governmental agencies. Except as provided by this subsection,
  confidential information that is shared under this subsection
  remains confidential and legal restrictions on access to the
  information apply.
         SECTION 2.  The following provisions are repealed:
               (1)  Section 231.013, Family Code;
               (2)  Section 402.032, Government Code;
               (3)  Sections 195.002(d) and 195.008, Local Government
  Code; and
               (4)  Subchapter E, Chapter 110, Occupations Code.
         SECTION 3.  On the effective date of this Act, the following
  are abolished:
               (1)  the information resources steering committee;
               (2)  the residential mortgage fraud task force;
               (3)  the Electronic Recording Advisory Committee; and
               (4)  the interagency advisory committee to the Council
  on Sex Offender Treatment.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.