H.B. No. 3913

AN ACT

relating to an exception from required disclosure under the public information law for certain personal information obtained by certain flood control districts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 552.159 to read as follows:

Sec. 552.159. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED BY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. The following information obtained by a flood control district located in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more in connection with operations related to a declared disaster or flooding is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021:

(1) a person's name;

(2) a home address;

(3) a business address;

(4) a home telephone number;

(5) a mobile telephone number;

(6) an electronic mail address;

(7) social media account information; and

(8) a social security number.

SECTION 2. Section 552.159, Government Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a request for public information received on or after the effective date of this Act. A request received before that date is governed by the law in effect when the request was received, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.

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President of the Senate Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3913 was passed by the House on April 24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3913 was passed by the Senate on May 16, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________

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Governor