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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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Relating to the duration of time a record of arrest, indictment, or |
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conviction of a crime may appear on a consumer report. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 20.05(a)(4), Business and Commerce Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a)(4) a record of arrest, indictment, or conviction of a |
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crime in which the date of disposition, release, or parole predates |
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the consumer report by more than fourseven years; |
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SECTION 2. 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 shall take effect September 1, 2023. |