87R10789 BEF-D
 
  By: Capriglione H.B. No. 3663
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the availability under the public information law of
  certain information regarding a business that applies for state or
  federal disaster recovery funds.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 552.160(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the following
  information maintained by a governmental body is confidential:
               (1)  the name, social security number, house number,
  street name, and telephone number of an individual or household
  that applies for state or federal disaster recovery funds; and
               (2)  [the name, tax identification number, address, and
  telephone number of a business entity or an owner of a business
  entity that applies for state or federal disaster recovery funds;
  and
               [(3)]  any other information the disclosure of which
  would identify or tend to identify a person or household that
  applies for state or federal disaster recovery funds.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies to
  information written, produced, collected, assembled, or maintained
  before, on, or after the effective date of this Act, but does not
  apply to a request for public information received before the
  effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2021.