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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the availability of dates of birth under the public |
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information law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 552.0223 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.0223. DATES OF BIRTH AVAILABLE IN CERTAIN RECORDS. |
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Notwithstanding Section 552.101 or any other law, a person's date |
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of birth is not confidential and may not be withheld under this |
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chapter if that information is contained in: |
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(1) a candidate's application for a place on the ballot |
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that is required by the Election Code; or |
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(2) corrections or prosecutorial information, |
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including information regarding an arrest, charge, indictment, |
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conviction, order of deferred adjudication, or inmate record. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a request for information that is received by a governmental body |
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or an officer for public information on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A request for information that was received before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the request was received, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that 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, 2023. |